The Catholic University of America in D.C. announced a new chairman and a new vice chairman of its Board of Trustees. Robert Neal and Bishop John Barres both have ties to conservative Catholic organizations.
Peoria Diocese to reduce the number of parishes in the diocese by half catholicnewsagency.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicnewsagency.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Peoria Diocese covers 26 counties in Illinois. Out of a total population of 1.4 million, nearly 11% of that population is Catholic, the diocese says.
The priests at Epiphany, Holy Trinity/Historic St. Patrick and St. Mary will move under a Peoria Diocese reorganization, but no Twin City church will close.