Photo Caption: Pope Francis, right, embraces retired Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony in the Vatican gardens July 5. By: By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and […]
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Photo Caption: Blessed John Paul II is pictured at the start of his 1987 trip to the United States; at right, a painting of Blessed John XXIII, the pope who convened the Second Vatican Council. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis signed a decree clearing the way for […]
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Photo Caption: Father Fredi Gomez Torres, pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Mendota, and director of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Peoria, accepts the Offertory gifts at the opening Mass of the all-night vigil. While most of us slept, they prayed, sang, and shared their faith.Spanish-speaking Catholics from around the Diocese of Peoria took part […]
Continue readingBishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will join the Filipino-American community on Saturday, July 20, for the 15th anniversary of the enthronement of the Santo Nino de Cebu at St. Joseph Church, 103 Richard Pryor Place, in Peoria. He will preside at the 5:30 p.m. Mass and bless all Santo Nino icons. Following the liturgy there […]
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Photo Caption: Sarah Collins leads a “Patriotic Rosary” at St. Mary Church in Pontiac June 25 during the parish’s weekly prayer vigil for our nation. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post PONTIAC — While Independence Day and the just-ended Fortnight for Freedom gave Catholics additional reasons to ask God’s blessings and guidance on the […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Doug Hennessy, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington and a golden jubilarian, delivers the homily during the Diocese of Peoria’s 2013 Jubilarian Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is the full text of the homily by Msgr. Doug Hennessy at the June 27 Mass for Jubilarian Priests […]
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Photo Caption: Priests observing significant anniversary years or ordination receive the applause of their brother priests and the assembly at the close of the Jubilarian Mass on June 27. Beyond the personal successes and failures of priests, Jesus is intimately involved and at work “in the whole of our ministry,” Msgr. Doug Hennessy told priests […]
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By: By Nancy Piccione, for The Catholic Post In an age of “digital gluttony,” parents and other adults should help young people use technology in a way that frees rather than tethers them, a digital strategist told a group of parents and teachers. “More than anything, we need to be good role models that technology […]
Continue readingGENESEO — Mothers and children in need will benefit from Drew’s Faithful Feet, a charity run/walk that will start and end in front of St. Malachy Church, 595 E. Ogden Ave., on Saturday, July 13. The 5K run/walk for individuals and mother-child teams begins at 8:30 a.m., while a half-mile kid’s run will get started […]
Continue readingMOLINE — “Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong from God” is the theme of a Vacation Bible School planned from July 22-26 in the Christ the King Believers Together Center here. Daily activities from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. led by adults and teens of Christ the King Parish during the royal-themed week include singing, […]
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