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162 saint names for baby boys that aren’t John or Peter
The Today Show via AOL· 1 week agoSaint names for baby boys are as varied as the saints themselves. While most prospective parents are...
Bishop decides against merging of Rock Island Catholic churches
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoUPDATE: Ed Hanna, chairman of the finance council at St. Mary’s in Rock Island, clarified to Our...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to make four-day stop in Bucks County region. What to know
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoCatholics currently on the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will make a four-day stop for services at churches in Bucks County and the Philadelphia region ...
'A little extra God can't hurt': RAGBRAI kicks off with bike blessing
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn the almost a decade that Sharon McCombs and Bill Hood have been riding tandem, they’ve survived...
Congregants to miss loss of Penfield Catholic church services
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMay 21—PENFIELD — Julianne Hedrick saw many in the St. Lawrence congregation bow their heads Saturday evening when their parish priest delivered the news: Penfield's sole Catholic church (est ...
Where to go for fish fries in Ames, Story County for Lent
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoThe period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts six weeks. Lent stretches from Feb. 14 to Easter Sunday on March 31 this year. Throughout this time, many Catholics abstain from eating meat ...
Tom Kacich | Diocese of Peoria leaders confront a shrinking flock
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 12—Want to purchase a print edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations. Catholics, who make up about 10 percent of the population in Champaign County and the 26-county Diocese of Peoria ...
How old is your church? Our timeline tracks 251, from 1826 to present
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 16—Four score and 117 years ago, when Abe Lincoln was just a gangly teen, a group of early settlers met in a log cabin in the future Vermilion County to establish what would become the area's ...
Fish fry finder: Butler, Preble and Warren counties
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 17—Lenten fish fry events are planned throughout the region. Here are some local fish fries: BUTLER COUNTY — Liberty Twp.: St. Maximilian Kolbe, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fridays through March 31 ...
Southwest Iowa community helps harvest 600 acres after Creston farmer's death
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCommunity means something different in Creston, according to John Baker, a 63-year-old farmer born...