A Catholic Bishop Who Speaks Polish, Loves Hockey, and Practices Law? CatholicTV Will Air Installation Mass of Thomas Paprocki

On June 22^nd, CatholicTV will air the installation Mass of Bishop Thomas Paprocki as the new bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois.

Bishop Paprocki is a true “renaissance man” who speaks Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, and reads Latin. Bishop Paprocki is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola University in Chicago. He also volunteers as President/Founder of Chicago Legal Clinic, which provides legal assistance to the poor. Bishop Paprocki will lead a diocese comprised of just under 150,000 Catholics and 131 parishes in Central Illinois.

Bishop Paprocki’s Installation Mass will take place at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, Illinois on June 22nd. It will air at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV at 8PM (Eastern).

Bishop Paprocki’s Installation Mass will also be added to the CatholicTV.com archives. CatholicTV has available dozens of videos of major events in the American Catholic Church in its video archives at CatholicTV.com. These videos are part of the “Cathedral Events” programming by CatholicTV. CatholicTV is a non-profit organization and there is no cost or obligation to view the videos.

These videos can be viewed now at http://www.CatholicTV.com/catholic-television.aspx

Below are some of the events from 2010 which CatholicTV has aired and now has on its website CatholicTV.com:

10th anniversary of the passing of John Cardinal O'Connor Mass from Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan

Mass of Thanksgiving for the Canonization of St. Damien of Molokai from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

2010 Boston Catholic Men and Women’s Conferences and much more

The Return of 40 Million Aborted Children? Author Will Discuss During Live CatholicTV Interview

On March 23, John Regan, the author of the pro-life book “Return of the Children” will be interviewed during the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Return of the Children is a fictional story about forty million aborted American children returning to Earth to bring God's love, mercy, forgiveness and healing to their mothers, their fathers, and the abortionists.

This is the Day airs live at 10:30AM ET at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV.

The 2010 Springfield, Massachusetts Women’s Conference will also be discussed on “This is the Day.” This year’s conference will feature key note speaker Johnnette Benkovic, Founder and President of Living His Life Abundantly International Inc. and the Founder of Women of Grace, an apostolate for Christian women.

Musician Sarah Hart will lead praise and worship at the conference. Sarah is a recipient of multiple Unity Awards including songwriter, producer, and Female Vocalist of the Year. She is also a founding member of Daughters of God.

Catholic Women’s Conference Chairman Jean Raczkowski, and Marion Johnson (Mistress of Ceremonies) will be on This is the Day to discuss the upcoming Women’s Conference.

More information on John Regan:

Following the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized abortion, John managed the election campaign of a New York pro-life attorney who was seeking to unseat a town judge on Long Island.

Since 1990, John has been writing religious books and two years ago perceived the need to address the most infrequently mentioned aspect of abortion; forgiveness.

More information on the 2010 Springfield, Massachusetts Women’s Conference can be found at http://www.diospringfield.org/womensconf.html