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Week of October 31
Answering your questions on dying and death — The diocese has put together an easy to navigate and comprehensive look at end-of-life issues. Go to dio.org/funeral for questions like: Why should one pre-plan…
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Answering your questions on dying and death — The diocese has put together an easy to navigate and comprehensive look at end-of-life issues. Go to dio.org/funeral for questions like: Why should one pre-plan…
Read MoreWeek of October 17
He grew up non-Catholic, was thinking marriage, then became a priest – The Story of Father John Titus, pastor of Immaculate Conception in Mattoon and St. Columcille in Sullivan, is a…
Read MoreChildren across diocese showcase their creative talents for Catholic Times’ Build a Church Lego Contest
Children across diocese showcase their creative talents for Catholic Times’ Build a Church Lego Contest Our churches are literally the house of God, as Jesus is truly present to us…
Read MoreBishop Paprocki: Ruling lifts a cloud over our country
NEWS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE6/24/2022Contact: Andrew Hansen (ahansen@dio.org) Springfield, IL – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued the following statement in response to the U.S.…
Read MoreThe Evermode Institute to offer spiritual and intellectual formation for clergy, religious, and lay Catholics
NEWS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE3/3/2022Contact: Andrew Hansen (ahansen@dio.org) Springfield, IL – The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced March 3, plans to establish The Evermode Institute, a new center for Catholic…
Read MoreBISHOP PAPROCKI: NEW LAW REPEALING PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ABORTION GRANTS “FIVE-PART VICTORY FOR EVIL IN…
Springfield, IL — Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued the following statement in response to Governor J.B. Pritzker signing legislation into law that repeals…
Read MoreCatholics to commemorate anniversary of Quincy’s Father Tolton, first black priest in U.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 6, 2021 Contact: Andrew Hansen (ahansen@dio.org) QUINCY — Area Catholics and others devoted to the Venerable Servant of God Father Augustine Tolton, a Quincy native, will commemorate…
Read MoreDispensation from Mass obligation ending June 12 in Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Springfield – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced that all Catholics across the diocese will be obligated to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days…
Read MoreBishop Paprocki: USCCB must discuss Eucharistic coherence at June meeting
Springfield – Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued the following statement on May 26 in response to a group of bishops and cardinals writing…
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