Photo Caption: Wind flags with the logo of the new Schlarman Academy will fly at each campus to welcome students. By: By Jennifer Willems DANVILLE — Students won’t just study history, they’ll be making it as classes start at the new Schlarman Academy here this week. The result of two years of planning, the Academy […]
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Photo Caption: Anna and Glenn Schmidt of Champaign will be recognized for their 75 years of marriage at a reception on Sunday, Aug. 14, at Holy Cross Church in Champaign. By: By Jennifer Willems CHAMPAIGN — There isn’t much that gets by Glenn and Anna Schmidt, even at 99 and 96, respectively. One question, however, […]
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Photo Caption: Jack and Katie Maggiore are shown at their wedding Mass July 16 at the John Paul II Catholic Newman Center in Normal. The Maggiores will be among nearly 100 World Youth Day pilgrims from the diocese. By: By Tom Dermody Most couples take a trip after their wedding, but usually not to join […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Ana Pia Cordua, SCTJM, and Sister Silvia Tarafa, SCTJM, form a prayer circle during the healing Mass that took place July 30 at the 25th annual Charismatic Renewal Conference in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Words of love and gratitude are part of any anniversary celebration and those could be found in […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Fireworks and applause from a cheering crowd greeted five cyclists at the finish line of an 860-mile, seven-day bicycle trek from New Orleans to Champaign to raise pro-life funds and awareness. “It was great for everyone to be there,” said Mike Schaefer of the welcome the “Biking for Babies” cyclists received late afternoon […]
Continue readingA robin’s nest rests still and empty on the bend of a gutter downspout just a few feet from my home’s living room window. But for four weeks this summer, that window provided a marvelous view of one of nature’s life cycles. We first noticed flapping in late June as Mother Robin sized up the […]
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Photo Caption: A sample letter as well as a contact list of legislators is found online at the Catholic Charities website. By: By Tom Dermody While encouraged by an Illinois judge’s ruling temporarily allowing Catholic Charities to continue providing state-funded foster care and adoption services, officials in the Diocese of Peoria are asking for the […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, died July 21 at age 96. He retired just five years ago after more than 65 years of active ministry and several run-ins with the Soviet police. In a telegram of condolence, Pope Benedict XVI said, “I recall the courageous witness he gave to […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, the former Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, was installed to head the Diocese of Joliet during a Mass on July 14. By: By Catholic News Service JOLIET (CNS) — The role of bishops as “those who are sent” requires humility, steadfastness and courage, Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said as he […]
Continue readingReligious leaders urge Obama to protect the poor in budget efforts WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a July 20 meeting with President Barack Obama, leaders of the faith-based Circle of Protection came away reassured about his commitment to protecting assistance for the poor in impending budget cuts. But they remain worried that a deal to raise […]
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