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‘Light of Hope’ event raises $65,000 for Catholic Charities

When the lights dimmed in the Peoria Civic Center ballroom on Saturday night, the room still glowed with the flames of candles held by those who helped raise about $65,000 to benefit Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria. “We are all here tonight because each and every one of us truly believes in the […]

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New convent joyfully blessed

PEORIA HEIGHTS — Building a new home for the Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist started with a blessing and ended with a blessing. It was Feb. 24, 2008, that Msgr. William Watson, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Peoria Heights, blessed the site of their future convent, located just down the street […]

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Central Catholic girls top Class 1A track and field

Teamwork and perseverance paid off May 23 for the Lady Saints of Bloomington Central Catholic High School, who made school history by securing the Class 1A state title in the Illinois High School Association’s state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Under the guidance of DeWayne Griffin, head coach, the Central […]

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Record-setting run for Notre Dame’s C. J. Elward

Setting a new record and making history, Peoria Notre Dame junior C.J. Elward’s state title helped blaze a new trail last month at the Illinois High School Association Class 2A boys state finals track and field meet. Elward won the gold medal in the 3,200 meter run at the May 30 state finals held in […]

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Clergy appointments

Father David Sabel, newly ordained, to parochial vicar, St. Mary’s Parish, Pontiac Father Adam Stimpson, newly ordained, to parochial vicar, LaSalle parishes These appointments will be effective Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

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Emotions, memories to blend with prayer

Emotions and memories will mix with prayer this weekend at the final regularly scheduled Masses at five churches where services are being suspended. Members of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Spring Valley have an additional reason to keenly feel a blend of gratitude for blessings past and anticipation of future changes. The 11 a.m. […]

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‘Post’ receives two national press awards

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Catholic Post earned two awards for excellence in journalism in judging announced by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada during the annual Catholic Media Convocation here on May 29. The newspaper received first place in its circulation category for Best Editorial on a National or International Issue […]

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Imagine That

Rating: A-I (PG) 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. A work-obsessed investment adviser (Eddie Murphy) connects with his young daughter (Yara Shahidi) after accidentally discovering that the inhabitants of an imaginary kingdom […]

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Church institutions in Pakistan threatened with bomb attack

LAHORE, Pakistan (CNS) — A Catholic Church center in Pakistan’s cosmopolitan eastern city of Lahore has been threatened with a suicide bomb attack, one of a series of intimidating messages given to Christians as the country’s security crisis worsens. The threat was delivered June 10 to a Christian woman who lives next to Rabita Manzil, […]

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Jobs, small business credit key for recovery, says Vatican official

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More decent, productive employment and more credit for small- and medium-sized businesses are the best strategies for recovering from the global economic crisis, said the chief Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva. There are real “fears that the coming years will be characterized by ‘labor intensive restructuring’ and a ‘jobless […]

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