GALESBURG — The yearlong centennial celebrations of OSF St. Mary Medical Center will culminate this month at a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC. The Mass will be at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2401 N. Broad St. Msgr. Ernest Pizzamiglio, pastor, will join Bishop […]
Continue readingAnother chapter in the history of St. Jude’s Parish in Peoria will be written on Tuesday, Aug. 18, when 49 children walk through the doors of the newest school in the Diocese of Peoria. A presentation and blessing for the new St. Jude Catholic School and its students will take place at 9 a.m. in […]
Continue readingAmong those at the intersection of the universal church’s Year for Priests and the Diocese of Peoria’s soon-to-begin Year of the Most Holy Rosary is Msgr. Paul Showalter. With a strong devotion to Mary since his birth in Rock Island nearly 70 years ago on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Msgr. Showalter […]
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Photo Caption: An aerial view of King’s House of Retreats in Henry, which will be renamed “Nazareth House” during ceremonies on Sept. 15. HENRY — The diocesan retreat center here will be known as “Nazareth House” following a Mass of Renaming to be celebrated by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, on Sept. 15. For nearly […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Aug. 4 as the ninth U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. A professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., and St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., Diaz is the first Hispanic to serve in the post. Diaz […]
Continue readingNAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Nairobi Cardinal John Njue has lifted a suspension he had imposed on the activities of the Catholic charismatic renewal movement in his archdiocese. The cardinal made the announcement July 31 after a special meeting with the members of the movement at Nairobi’s Holy Family Basilica. Cardinal Njue, who suspended the movement’s […]
Continue readingBOSTON (CNS) — New billboards featuring the Eucharist displayed in a monstrance aim to get the word out about the return of perpetual adoration to Boston after a 40-year absence. The two giant signboards tower over the streets in two Boston communities, Brighton and East Boston. The words under the image read “The Son’s rays […]
Continue readingRating: O (R) NEW YORK (CNS) — The following is a capsule review of a movie recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Gruesome horror tale in which a handyman (Josh Stewart) breaks into his employer’s (Michael Reilly Burke) isolated country home, believing it to be […]
Continue readingToday’s generation of young Catholics is a bountiful harvest of souls that Christ has prepared for the church — all that is needed are laborers filled with faith and joy to bring in the harvest. About 120 adult leaders of Teens Encounter Christ came from across the United States and internationally to the Diocese of […]
Continue readingIn the weeks before schools re-open, state and diocesan Catholic officials are asking parents and all supporters of Catholic education to do an important homework assignment: write to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. The message they want sent is a request that the governor use discretionary funding or other avenues to restore “draconinan” budget cuts made […]
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