Photo Caption: Postulant Darlene Santibout (left) and affiliate Rachel Tennant (right) assist Sister Sarah Elizabeth Roy, vocation director for the Heading Avenue Franciscans, at a recent vocation fair. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post WEST PEORIA — Darlene Santibout knows what it means to be on a journey. When she was 10 years old, […]
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Photo Caption: Justin Bieber will be coming to Epiphany Catholic School thanks to the charity fundraising efforts of eighth graders Sarah Thakral, Julia Nelson, Kelly Harris and McKenna Crouch. NORMAL — That pop music star Justin Bieber will visit Epiphany Catholic School here sometime this year is way cool for Epiphany eighth grade students Sarah […]
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Photo Caption: A reliquary carrying a portion of the tibia (leg bone) of St. Mary Magdalene will be present for public veneration at stops in Peoria, LaSalle, and rural Princeville during its Illinois tour. A relic of St. Mary Magdalene now touring through Illinois will make several stops in the Diocese of Peoria in mid-March, […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky fields questions during a press conference moments after the election of Pope Francis. Bishop Jenky urged prayers for the new pontiff. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post Like the rest of the world, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, was still getting to know Pope Francis when he spoke to the […]
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Photo Caption: Deacon Scott Potthoff administers Communion to Chris Ozuna-Thornton of Chillicothe, who has prayed for him throughout his studies for the priesthood. By: By Deacon Scott Potthoff EDITOR’S NOTE: The following reflection was written by Deacon Scott Potthoff, who is completing his fourth year of theology studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, […]
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Photo Caption: From left: Sister Betty Jean Haverback, vice president; Sister Anna Marie Flanigan, councilor; Sister Paula Vasquez, president; and Sister Janice Keenan and Sister Jean Marie Ciuffini, councilors. WEST PEORIA — The Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception have elected Sister Paula Vasquez, OSF, to a second four-year term as president. Installation […]
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Photo Caption: Young Vincent Merriman grasps the finger of his mother, Molly, in the neonatal intensive care unit of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post If all had gone according to plan, Vincent Nicholas and Abraham William Merriman would have entered the world in mid-April. Instead, Jordan […]
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Photo Caption: Brittany Pearson strings ballots together with needle and thread as Allison Dussliere and Martinelli Holmes count the votes during a mock conclave at Alleman High School in Rock Island on March 6. ROCK ISLAND — If Alleman High School history repeats itself, Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana has an inside track to be […]
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Photo Caption: Seen waving at Pope Benedict XVI in the front row in this photo taken in St. Peter’s Square last October are Larry and Kay Shank of St. Ann’s Parish, Peoria. EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pope Benedict XVI neared the end of his pontificate, we asked readers of The Catholic Post for their experiences of […]
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Photo Caption: A student from Visitation School in Kewanee leads the psalm at a Mass in Thanksgiving for the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. By: By Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post KEWANEE — As Pope Benedict XVI was preparing to retire and begin what he called “the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth,” […]
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