The Observer Catholic Newspaper

06/10/2025

Friends of St. Ambrose University, come meet fellow Bees in Sublette at a “Bee Happy Hour” June 12!
Graduates, former students, current students and friends of the Davenport, Iowa, school are invited for snacks and an open bar (for ages 21 and up), 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the restaurant La Fiesta, 107 W. Main St., Sublette.
Info: Don Dinges, 815-713-5675

06/06/2025

Calling Catholics in the southern part of our diocese:
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish will host a blood drive June 10, 1-6 p.m., in the parish hall at 202 Locust St. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be there for donations. Walk-ins are welcome.

06/06/2025

We are so excited for our seminarians! 🙏
All are welcome to attend the ordination of these three men to the transitional diaconate and of Rev. Mr. Ryan Nooraee and Rev. Mr. Ian Ordoñez to the priesthood!
Come to ordination June 7, 11 a.m., at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Rockford. (Ordination will also be livestreamed on the Diocese of Rockford's Facebook and YouTube pages)

05/23/2025

Take a stand for life and family June 14!
Support mothers and families in need with the Rockford Family Initiative on June 14, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., starting outside Rockford's City Hall at 425 E. State St.
Speakers at the rally and walk will include diocesan priest Father John McNamara, pro-life nurse Jill Stanek, and Pastor Jeremiah Griffin of Halsted Road Baptist Church.
Info: https://www.proliferockford.com/walk

05/09/2025

Come pray for our new Pope Leo XIV TONIGHT at Mass, 6:30 p.m., at the Cathedral of St. Peter (1243 N. Church St.).
Bishop David Malloy will celebrate.
All are welcome to join in-person or on the livestream at the Diocese of Rockford Facebook and YouTube.

05/08/2025

Bishop David Malloy invites the public to celebrate Mass for the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.

05/08/2025

Habemus Papam! Praise God!
Stay tuned for more news!

(OSV News photo/Dylan Martinez, Reuters)

04/22/2025

01/24/2025

HAPPY FEAST DAY TO OUR PATRON ... St. Francis de Dales
Feastday: January 24
Patron: of Catholic writers, the Catholic press, the deaf, journalists, adult education
Birth: August 21, 1567
Death: December 28, 1622
Beatified: January 8, 1661 by Pope Alexander VII
Canonized: April 19, 1665 by Pope Alexander VII

01/10/2025

Today brings the first Observer paper of the year!
In this issue, we cover the new Year of Jubilee 2025, which opened in the Diocese of Rockford on Dec. 29. Inside, see photos from the opening Mass; read Jubilee insights and reflections from Pope Francis, Bishop David Malloy, and OSV’s Jaymie Stuart Wolfe; and find Jubilee news from around the nation and world.
We also get you caught up on diocesan events and ministries, including St. Anthony College of Nursing’s winter graduation and the Walking with Moms program at St. John Neumann Parish in St. Charles.
Happy New Year to all of you!
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11/08/2024

Get tickets for this one-time event at https://www.fathomevents.com/events/radiating-joy-the-michelle-duppong-story/

(OSV News photo/courtesy FOCUS)
Parent Guide by Michael R. Heinlein, OSV News.