Catholics

The Peoria diocese Sunday afternoon celebrated the 107th anniversary of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s ordination as a priest ahead of his beatification ceremony on Sept. 24.

St. Mary's Church in El Paso will host a watch party for the Sept. 24 ceremony in the same parish hall where Sheen was baptized.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, an El Paso native who attended high school in Peoria, is receiving attention from the worldwide Catholic church. Sheen, who was also ordained and served in Peoria, will be beatified at a mass on Sept. 24 in St. Louis.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An anti-abortion physician and two pregnancy help centers have filed a lawsuit alleging an Illinois law requiring them to discuss…

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has often clashed with the Obama administration, particularly over the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of birth…

The legal fight continues over where the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen should rest.The Manhattan Supreme Court ruled last month that Sheen’s remains…

CHICAGO (AP) - From small parishes to big cathedrals, Catholics observing the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the U.S. say the celebration is taking on…

Pope Francis says contraception might be acceptable for women threatened by the Zika virus. John Peller with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago says that’s…

Hundreds of parishioners flocked to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria Saturday for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.…

Illinois’ 18th District Representative Darin LaHood will be welcoming a Peoria nun to the house chamber for the Pope’s congressional address Thursday. The…