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 these films, as well as earlier releases, visit the CNS movie site here. This list will be updated regularly, and all reviews are copyright (c) 2011 […]
Continue readingBy: By Nancy Frazier O’Brien, Catholic News Service BELLEVUE, Wash. (CNS) — Taking on the issue of physician-assisted suicide in the state where voters most recently approved it, the U.S. bishops declared suicide “a terrible tragedy, one that a compassionate society should work to prevent.” Approved 191-1 June 16 at the bishops’ spring general assembly […]
Continue readingBRAINTREE, Mass. (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Boston has opened the canonization cause of an Opus Dei priest, Father Joseph Muzquiz, who established the organization in the United States and worked for many years in the greater Boston area. About 150 people, many of whom are local members of Opus Dei, attended the ceremony held […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: This is the full text of a June 7 letter by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, to Catholics of the Diocese of Peoria. For more information, see related story here. —– To the Priests, Deacons, Religious and Laity of the Diocese of Peoria Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with enormous […]
Continue readingBy: By Sister Agnes Cunningham, SSCM Solemnity of Pentecost, June 12 Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1,24,29-30,31,34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13; Pentecost Sequence (Veni, Sancte, Spiritus); John 20:19-23 As we ponder today’s scriptural texts, we realize that the Pentecost-Event is proclaimed not in the Gospel, but in the first reading. The selection from John is, […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — As seven Republican candidates for president prepared for a June 13 debate in New Hampshire and others waited in the wings, there were signs that religion will play as big a role in the 2012 election as it has in other recent campaigns. Many of the declared or potential candidates lined up […]
Continue readingNew and younger generations of volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul must be welcomed and empowered to continue the organization’s Christ-centered direct service to the poor, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky told more than 200 leaders of the Society from the Midwest meeting in Peoria June 2-4. At the conference’s closing Mass at […]
Continue readingTwo young men with connections to the Diocese of Peoria will lead a bicycle ride from New Orleans, La., to Champaign — a distance of 866 miles — to raise money and awareness for the pro-life cause. Jimmy Becker and Mike Schaefer, both graduates of the University of Illinois, began “Biking for Babies” two years […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: Dozens of photos from this celebration may be viewed and, if desired, purchased by clicking on the camera icon in the left margin of this page. Photos have also been posted on our Facebook page. —– URBANA — In a memorable evening billed as a “Heart-to-Heart” between Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, and […]
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Photo Caption: A couple comforts a foster child. The Catholic dioceses of Peoria, Joliet, and Springfield are seeking legal confirmation that their mission of providing foster care services can continue. Editor’s note: For full text of letter from Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, regarding this topic, click here —– Catholic Charities of the Diocese of […]
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