LACON — Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will join the residents, staff and Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday, June 21, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Nursing Home. The bishop will be the principal celebrant for the Mass, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. and be held under a tent […]
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A “Stump the Bishop” night on June 18 featuring Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, highlights a Theology on Tap series for Catholic young adults underway on Wednesdays in the month of June at Kelleher’s Irish Pub, 619 S.W. Water St. in Peoria. Theology on Tap, offering an opportunity to discuss faith issues with friends in […]
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Photo Caption: As Bishop Jenky and others enter Visitation Church for Mass on June 15, a new marquee tells passers-by on Kewanee’s Central Boulevard that the parish in now under the patronage of St. John Paul II. By: Text and photo by Tom Dermody KEWANEE — The placing of Kewanee’s merged parish under the patronage […]
Continue readingDads, take a Father’s Day lesson from the Holy Father. Pope Francis is gaining quite a reputation for spontaneous gestures that show his joy or compassion. And his visit to the Holy Land included more off-the-script moments. For example, on his way to a Mass in Bethlehem, he made an unscheduled stop to pray before […]
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Photo Caption: Pope Francis looks on as Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas embrace during an invocation for peace in the Vatican Gardens June 8. By: By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Praying for peace in the Holy Land alongside leaders of long-antagonistic nations, Pope Francis […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky asks Nancy Olson, second vice president, about items that are included in the layettes put together by the Christ Child Society. “You’ve made something wonderful happen here,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, told members of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois during a recent visit to their new workroom at […]
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Photo Caption: Jordyn Twidwell and Mia Cashatt, both in pre-kindergarten at St. Mary School in Kickapoo, “Pedal for a Cure” to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on May 23.. By: By Jennifer Willems KICKAPOO — Cancer may be a tough concept for students in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten to understand, but helping sick […]
Continue readingMENDOTA — Mendota Community Hospital has signed a Letter of Intent to affiliate with OSF Healthcare System, the two organizations announced May 21. “OSF and Mendota Community Hospital share a united vision for the future,” said Kevin Schoeplein, chief executive officer of OSF Healthcare System, which is owned and operated by the Sisters of the […]
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Photo Caption: A priest of the Diocese of Peoria, Msgr. Swetland will take up his new post on July 1. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Noting how vital the apostolate of Catholic education is, especially at the college level, Msgr. Stuart Swetland has accepted an appointment as president of Donnelly College here. He will take up […]
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Photo Caption: Dulce Espana proclaims the second reading during the Mass for First Communicants from around the Diocese of Peoria at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on May 31. By: By Tom Dermody Last Saturday was the third time Valeriano Vargas got to wear his white suit made in Mexico, the second time he received […]
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