PHILO — The Good Samaritan Programs of Catholic Charities in Champaign and Piatt counties will benefit from a steak dinner planned for Sunday, April 27, at the Philo Tavern, 101 Washington St. The doors will open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Diane Ducey, a local radio personality, will host […]
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Photo Caption: Pope Francis holds palms at the start of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 13. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Preceded by young people and clergy waving tall palm branches, Pope Francis began his Holy Week liturgies by encouraging people to ask […]
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Photo Caption: Hundreds of Catholic men make their way from the Peoria riverfront to St. Mary’s Cathedral in this image from the 2013 march. The 2014 event is scheduled for Saturday morning, April 26. Catholic men from throughout the Diocese of Peoria are invited to take a public stand in defense of faith, family and […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — A “double life” that honors both worldly values and the teachings of Jesus is not an option for Christians, even when obedience to God leads to persecution, Pope Francis said in a morning homily April 11. The pope spoke at Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican […]
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In scenes calling to mind the Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II, groups of volunteers in the tornado-stricken town of Gifford in Champaign County on April 5 planted more than 200 donated trees. Around town other volunteers and workers, including a group of students from St. John’s Catholic Newman […]
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Rating: By Catholic News Service PHOTO: Luiz, voiced by Tracy Morgan, Rafael, voiced by George Lopez, Blu, voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Pedro, voiced by will.i.am, and Nico, voiced by Jamie Foxx, are seen in the animated movie “Rio 2.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-I — general patronage. See review below. (CNS photo/Fox) —– […]
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Photo Caption: Evidence of water damage is clearly visible around this window at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. By: By Tom Dermody Nearing its 125th birthday and showing signs of age, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria was due for a thorough exam. The results are in and have spurred caregivers of the mother church of […]
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Catholics throughout the Diocese of Peoria will join their prayers with people around the world as Blessed Pope John XXIII and Blessed Pope John Paul II are canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27. It was John Paul II who declared in 2000 that the Second Sunday of Easter would be devoted to the celebration […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 13 (At the procession with palms) Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14 — 27:66 Every Sunday, when we declare, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest,” my mind races to the original […]
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By: Photo and text by Tom Dermody GIFFORD — “Mary, help of Christians, pray for us. Let’s go get to work.” With that charge from Sister Maryann Schaefer, FMA, a group of seven students from St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois ended their prayer huddle (pictured above) April 6 and began […]
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