Fr. Peter Hsu, 85, died Dec. 31, 2016 in Herrin Hospital. He would have celebrated his 60th anniversary as a priest in the Diocese of Belleville in 2017.

During the fall as students return to school, Bishop Edward K. Braxton begins to fill his calendar with pastoral visits to diocesan Catholic elementary and high schools. This year is no different.

The feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. According to Pius XI, people of his time “…thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law out of their lives,” so that “these have no place in public affairs and politics.” Pius continues,”…as long as individuals and states refuse to submit to the rule of our Savior, there will be no hopeful prospect for a lasting peace among nations.”