VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Centuries ago, prior to mass media, popes and the conclaves to elect them did not have the worldwide attention they do now, a historian told reporters. Jesuit Father Norman Tanner, dean of church history at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, told reporters March 11 that the papal candidates from all over the […]
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Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The College of Cardinals thanked retired Pope Benedict XVI for his “tireless work” and example of “generous pastoral concern.” Meeting during the second day of pre-conclave gatherings at the Vatican, the 148 cardinals present sent a telegram to the former pope, who moved to the papal villa of Caste Gandolfo the […]
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Photo Caption: Seen waving at Pope Benedict XVI in the front row in this photo taken in St. Peter’s Square last October are Larry and Kay Shank of St. Ann’s Parish, Peoria. EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pope Benedict XVI neared the end of his pontificate, we asked readers of The Catholic Post for their experiences of […]
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Photo Caption: Michelle Williams stars in a scene from the movie “Oz the Great and Powerful.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. Rating: By Catholic News Service The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film […]
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Photo Caption: A student from Visitation School in Kewanee leads the psalm at a Mass in Thanksgiving for the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post KEWANEE — As Pope Benedict XVI was preparing to retire and begin what he called “the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth,” […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and those in a nearly filled St. Mary’s Cathedral pray before the Blessed Sacrament on Feb. 28 just hours after the end of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post (EDITOR’S NOTE: For daily updates from Catholic News Service on the papal […]
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Photo Caption: Members of Mary Norton’s eighth grade class at Costa Catholic Academy in Galesburg recently revised Psalm 23 to better understand the beloved psalm that begins “The Lord is my shepherd.” GALESBURG — It is perhaps the most beloved and recited psalm, and we all know how it starts: “The Lord is my shepherd, […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Third Sunday of Lent, March 3 Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,6-7,8,11; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,10-12; Luke 13:1-9 “Sacred Scripture is God’s love letters to us. But at times they can be difficult to understand.” It is often reported that the famous German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner used to say to priests on […]
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Photo Caption: Mayor Jim Ardis of Peoria, left, and chief meteorologist Marcus Bailey of WMBD-TV will be presenters at the Faith-Based Leadership Workshop at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peoria on March 23. The mayor of Peoria and a television meteorologist will discuss how they incorporate the values of their Catholic faith in their professional […]
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