Seminarian Padrick Mulligan to be ordained to transitional diaconate
By DIANE SchlindweinManaging Editor While many of us are looking forward to the warmer temperatures and longer days of May, Seminarian Padrick Mulligan is happiest about something else. On the…
Read MoreSDCCW is awarding $2,000 scholarships to graduating H.S. female seniors
Attention 2026 Catholic Female High School Graduates! Apply for $2,000 scholarship The Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (SDCCW) is awarding four $2,000 scholarships to graduating female seniors from the…
Read MoreAll in the family
All in the familyMothers, daughters choose careers at same Catholic school By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor JERSEYVILLE — Although children sometimes choose to follow in their parent’s career footsteps, three mothers…
Read MoreTeens from diocese describe ‘invigorating’ experience of attending NCYC
By ANDREW HANSENEditor INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis was a spiritual epicenter as 16,000 Catholic teenagers gathered for the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), a three-day event (Nov. 20-22) known for its…
Read MoreA literal golden ticket and a Papal Blessing for a future SIUE Newman Center: Father Rob Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV
By ANDREW HANSEN Editor When Father Rob Johnson, chaplain of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Newman Community and pastor of Mother of Perpetual Help in Maryville, arrived at the Vatican…
Read MorePriest, family members create T-shirt honoring newest saints
By DIANE SCHLINDWEIN Managing Editor VIRDEN — Sometimes it takes a family to bring a project to fruition. That’s just what happened when Sacred Heart Parish (Virden) secretary Marcella Rosier,…
Read MoreA marriage, two precious children, and a new man of faith all stemmed from family tragedy
By ANDREW HANSENEditor The following story appeared in the documentary, God is Alive, Part 2, produced by the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois and which premiered earlier this year. It’s…
Read MoreMiraculous healing and messages in Ashland?
‘Just incredible thanksgiving to God, and His mercy is just astonishing’She had less than a 50 percent chance of survival twice. Heaven then sent several messages they had her back By…
Read MoreSan Damiano College for the Trades in Springfield officially opening
By DR. KENT LASNOSKISpecial to Catholic Times What do you get when you cross 22 young men from Illinois and all over the country with some shops full of tools,…
Read MoreThe #1 Thing with Bishop Barron and Bishop Paprocki
Bishop Robert Barron is one of the leading evangelists for the Catholic Church. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki is one of the leading canon lawyers for the Catholic Church. The two…
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