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Mission Sunday 2023

Mission Sunday 2023

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October 2023 My dear friends in Christ, From the humble chapel in Khandamal, India to your parish, Catholics around the globe will participate in celebrating World Mission Sunday on October 22, 2023. Pope Pius XI instituted World Mission Sunday in 1926, and the first worldwide collection occurred the following year. Held each year on the penultimate Sunday in October, World...

Consecration of Russia to the Virgin Mary

Consecration of Russia to the Virgin Mary

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Pope Francis will consecrate Russia to the Virgin Mary on Friday March 25, 2022, the Feast of the Annunciation of Mary.  The Pope shared the prayer with the Universal Church.  The attached prayer (click here) will be prayed at the St. Philomena Masses on Friday.  You are invited to pray the prayer at home, if you are not able to...

Catholic Diocese of Peoria Officially has a New Bishop

Catholic Diocese of Peoria Officially has a New Bishop

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As of today, March 3, 2022, the Catholic Diocese of Peoria now has a new leader, Bishop Louis Tylka (who prefers to called Bishop Lou). Bishop Lou succeeds Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., leader for the last 20 years. Bishop Jenky celebrates his 75th birthday today, the age which canon law states a bishop must submit his resignation to the...