Two new parishes are being created in the Diocese of Peoria on July 1. In Spring Valley, the parishes of Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony’s, and Sts. Peter and Paul are merging to form a new Parish of the Nativity of Our Lord. Meanwhile, the faith communities of St. John’s in Fairbury, St. Rose in Strawn, […]
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Photo Caption: The move to senior status of six priests and the naming of founding pastors for two newly created parishes are among Diocese of Peoria clergy appointments announced by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. New assignments for 39 priests to take effect over the next four months were announced this week by Bishop Daniel […]
Continue readingCatholic Post photos from Sunday’s Mass for Ordination of Deacons at Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington are available for view and, if desired, purchase on The Catholic Post’s photo site. Click on the camera icon on the left margin of this page. In addition, a smaller album of representative photos has been posted on The […]
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Photo Caption: Jody Pitcher, director; Ann Manion, national president; and Christine Dennis, promoter and fundraiser, stand in the room where ultrasounds will be performed at the new Women’s Care Center in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Women with unplanned pregnancies now have two very clear choices in Peoria and they sit side by side. One […]
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Photo Caption: The reflection on love by St. Paul in Chapter 13 of his first letter to the Corinthians inspired this ceramic cup by Brooke Plotner, a senior at The High School of Saint Thomas More in Champaign. CHAMPAIGN ? Works of art by students from The High School of Saint Thomas More as well […]
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Catholic Post photos from Sunday’s Mass for Ordination of Deacons at Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington are available for view and, if desired, purchase on The Catholic Post’s photo site. Click on the camera icon on the left margin of this page. In addition, a smaller album of representative photos has been posted on The […]
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Photo Caption: About 700 men from throughout the Diocese of Peoria and beyond walk through downtown Peoria on May 11 during the 2013 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” By: By Tom Dermody Catholic men were urged to be “bold and fearless believers who put God first in their lives” by Bishop Daniel R. […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of Peoria gives the homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral during the 2013 “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Editor’s note: Following is the full text of the homily by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at a Mass during the May 11 “A Call to Catholic Men of […]
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Photo Caption: Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan star in a scene from the movie “The Great Gatsby.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of […]
Continue readingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — An 83-year-old woman religious and two other peace activists were found guilty May 8 in a federal court in Knoxville of “intending to harm national security” by breaking into the nuclear weapon-producing facility and defacing its walls last summer. The group: Sister Megan Rice, a member of the Society of the […]
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