By: The Catholic Post - August 28, 2019 -
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Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, human trafficking, immigration, Masses, prayer, vicariate
A public awareness poster at Catholic hospital in Florida calls attention to the problem of human trafficking. CNS file/Tom Tracy)
Noting that immigration and human trafficking are major concerns not just for the United States but around the world, the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is inviting the Catholic community to come together in prayer. Masses have been scheduled in each of the 12 vicariates of the diocese and will be offered through next […]
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By: Tom Dermody - January 17, 2019 -
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cancellations, Hancock County, Masses, snow
A statue of Mary outside St. Vincent de Paul Church in Peoria shows the effects of the foot of snow that fell on the city and much of the Diocese of Peoria the weekend of Jan. 12-13. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
A weekend snowfall that measured more than a foot in some regions of the diocese caused the cancellation of many parish or school activities, including all Masses in Hancock County on Jan. 12-13. “It snowed and snowed and just kept coming,” said Father Thomas Szydlik, parochial vicar of the five linked faith communities in Nauvoo, […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - June 30, 2017 -
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DCCW, fallen-away, Good Shepherd, Inactive, Masses, vicariate
(CNS file/Gregory A. Shemitz)
In an effort to bring fallen-away Catholics back to the practice of their faith, the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is asking people to turn to prayer and the Good Shepherd for assistance. Building on last year’s successful pilot program, the DCCW has asked each vicariate of the Diocese of Peoria to schedule a […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 20, 2017 -
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canonization, Masses, prayers, Sheen
A grass-roots effort calling on Catholic churches around the world to celebrate a special Mass on the May 8 birthday of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen could see its goal of 1,000 Masses soon reached. As of April 13, close to 900 churches had pledged to celebrate a Mass in memory of the Diocese […]
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