Catholic Diocese of Peoria

Central Catholic will hold a Mass to pray for Francis' soul during school Wednesday.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria says he was shocked and surprised to receive the news of the death of Pope Francis Monday morning.

An advocacy group for survivors of clergy sexual abuse is demanding action from Catholic Diocese of Peoria Bishop Louis Tylka.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday delayed voting on whether to designate Holy Trinity Catholic Church a local historical landmark. The proposed ordinance will be discussed at the next meeting when council members are hoping all wards will be represented.

The Bloomington Planning Commission is recommending the city designate Holy Trinity Catholic Church as a local historic site.

The parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria will undergo a massive reorganization and consolidation through 2027, as the church grapples with falling attendance and a growing priest shortage.

The Catholic Diocese of Peoria has backed off a proposal to close Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington, relieving several community members who submitted a lengthy report in the hope the proposed closure would be reversed.

Since the Peoria Catholic Diocese's announcement in October, hundreds of Holy Trinity parishioners have pushed back against the potential decision, putting their names on a petition for the diocese to reconsider its plans.

The City of Bloomington is paying attention to the potential closure of Holy Trinity Catholic Church at the north end of downtown, after the Catholic Diocese of Peoria recently released a proposal to shutter the landmark building and merge the Holy Trinity parish with another.

Young-adult Catholics celebrated the opening of their expanded Newman Center near Illinois State University on Sunday, even as their church leaders continue consolidation planning that could lead to the closure of Bloomington’s Holy Trinity Church.