Area Catholics say Pope Francis brings joy
Monsignor Gregory Ketcham, director and head chaplain at St. John's Newman Center on the University of Illinois campus, said his first reaction when he learned about the selection of a new pope was a...
View ArticleDon Follis: The pilgrims are all proclaiming, 'He is risen indeed'
On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, I joined millions of believers worldwide to receive ashes on my forehead in the sign of a cross.read more
View ArticleCardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal
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View ArticleDon Follis: In spite of what we see this Easter, we keep living by faith
At age 14 I was baptized on Easter Sunday morning along with my younger brother and two other teen-age brothers. Those other boys didn't like me, and I didn't like them. Being in the same church had no...
View ArticleCentral Illinois Daily Life: April 1- April 8
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View ArticleSchlarman Academy principal to retire
DANVILLE — Schlarman Academy officials will begin searching for a new leader soon.That's because Principal Bob Rice will step down at the end of the school year after more than 43 years in education,...
View ArticleCommunitywide Holocaust memorial service set for Sunday night
CHAMPAIGN — Sinai Temple in Champaign will hold a communitywide Yom HaShoah memorial service at 7 p.m. Sunday to commemorate the millions of victims of the Holocaust.Rabbi Norman Klein said candles...
View ArticleReligion calendar April 12, 2013
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View ArticleCompassionate care key for those struggling with mental illness
The Christian world was shocked last week when news spread of the death of 27-year-old Matthew Warren, the youngest son of internationally known pastor Rick Warren of the famed Saddleback Community...
View ArticleLocal Catholic leader confident in church's future after Benedict resignation
A local religious leader said that Catholics have nothing to fear after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on Monday, effective at the end of the month.Monsignor Gregory Ketcham of Saint...
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