Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky greets Mary Gillespie of St. Malachy Parish in Geneseo after the opening Mass of the annual Respect Life Workshop held Aug. 24 in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Collaboration is key if the Gospel of Life is going to advance, and respect life representatives from around the diocese […]
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Photo Caption: St. Jude Catholic School, 10811 N. Knoxville Road in Peoria, is the first new school to be built in the Diocese of Peoria in a decade. It will welcome students on Monday, Aug. 19. By: By Jennifer Willems Schools around the Diocese of Peoria will open their doors this week and at St. […]
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Photo Caption: Judith MacNutt prays over members of a prayer team before sending them out for a healing service at the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference July 27 in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Jesus sent 72 disciples out to proclaim the Good News and to pray for healing and deliverance from evil spirits, but that […]
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Photo Caption: About 50 people took a prayerful, public stand for religious freedom in Hennepin on July 4 with a rosary walk led by the Knights of Columbus, Father Delo Council 11223. By: By Jennifer Willems HENNEPIN — Members of two central Illinois parishes didn’t need fireworks to make it clear where they stood on […]
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Photo Caption: From left are Father Roger Corpus, OSB; Msgr. Doug Hennessy; Father Duane Jack; Father John Paninski, MS; Father Ted Pracz; and Father James Rickey. Among the clergy appointments announced in May by Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, was the granting of senior status to four diocesan priests, while two religious order priests are […]
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Photo Caption: Jody Pitcher, director; Ann Manion, national president; and Christine Dennis, promoter and fundraiser, stand in the room where ultrasounds will be performed at the new Women’s Care Center in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems Women with unplanned pregnancies now have two very clear choices in Peoria and they sit side by side. One […]
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Photo Caption: From left are Deacons Jeremy Freehill, Tom Otto, Scott Potthoff, and Jacob Rose. In advance of their ordination May 25, they shared what and who influenced their paths to the priesthood. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will ordain four men to the priesthood on Saturday, May […]
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Photo Caption: The football field of Marquette Academy in Ottawa is covered in flood water on April 21. Heavy rainfall in mid-April led to flooding that devastated some communities and damaged Catholic properties. By: By Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post Joe Plankenhorn stood outside his home and neighboring pottery business in Utica — both inundated […]
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Photo Caption: Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley joins other faith leaders at the “Healing Our City” interfaith memorial service April 18 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. By: By Catholic News Service BOSTON (CNS) — In an April 18 interfaith prayer service, religious and political leaders emphasized […]
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Photo Caption: With the newly blessed sacred oils before him and the priests of the Diocese of Peoria surrounding him, Bishop Jenky celebrates the Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria on March 26. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Before they celebrate the sacred liturgies commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus […]
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