Photo Caption: A reliquary carrying a portion of the tibia (leg bone) of St. Mary Magdalene will be present for public veneration at stops in Peoria, LaSalle, and rural Princeville during its Illinois tour. By: By Tom Dermody/The Catholic Post A relic of St. Mary Magdalene now touring through Illinois will make several stops in […]
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Photo Caption: Msgr. Doug Hennessy, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington, was a seminarian in Rome during Vatican II. BLOOMINGTON — It was a stroke of “sheer good luck” that put Msgr. Doug Hennessy in St. Peter’s Square in Rome to witness the opening of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. “I arrived around […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Ann Gill, FSJM, and Msgr. Stanley Deptula look on as Sister Lea Stefancova, FSJB, adjusts the sleeve of vestments worn by Bishop John B. Franz of Peoria at the Second Vatican Council. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post For some the Second Vatican Council is part of their lived experience. For […]
Continue readingThe oddly phrased question was obligatory for anyone interviewing celebrities on the red carpet Sunday evening at the Oscars: “Who are you wearing?” In other words, who designed your dress? Who gave you that necklace? Jessica Chastain was wearing Armani. Halle Berry was decked out in Versace. Charlize Theron wore Dior. And surprise best picture […]
Continue readingBy: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post The cross wasn’t the only thing lifted high during two celebrations of the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion as Lent began. Hearts and voices were also raised on Feb. 17 and 24 as nearly 400 people who are preparing to be received into the […]
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Photo Caption: State Rep. David Leitch (R-73rd) accepts a letter from Pamela Brink of St. Jude’s Parish, Peoria, asking him to vote no on legislation that would redefine marriage. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois lawmakers prepared to vote on legislation that would change the definition of marriage from “between […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, presents the “positio” on the life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen to Pope Benedict XVI in May of 2011. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Many things are put on hold during a time of transition between popes, but the cause for the beatification and canonization of […]
Continue readingThe oddly phrased question was obligatory for anyone interviewing celebrities on the red carpet Sunday evening at the Oscars: “Who are you wearing?” In other words, who designed your dress? Who gave you that necklace? Jessica Chastain was wearing Armani. Halle Berry was decked out in Versace. Charlize Theron wore Dior. And surprise best picture […]
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One task facing the College of Cardinals already has been completed: A job description for the Catholic Church’s chief evangelizer already is written. He must be humble, but firmly grounded in church teaching; joyful and enthusiastic; willing to listen to and dialogue with others; and courageous in defending human rights, including […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Benedict XVI officially leaves office at 8 p.m. Feb. 28, most of the top-level Vatican officials lose their jobs, but that does not mean the majority of Vatican employees get a vacation. Although Catholics inside and outside the Vatican love to complain about its unwieldy bureaucracy, coordinating the universal […]
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