July 4, 2026 HUNTLEY - 5:00 p.m., Mass for the 250th Anniversary of America, St. Mary Church (begins at 4 p.m. with rosary and music)
July 5, 2026 ROCKFORD - 8:00 a.m., Sunday Mass, Cathedral of St. Peter
July 6, 2026 DURAND - 5:30 p.m., Mass and installation of Father Dennis Vargas as pastor of St. Mary-Durand and St. Patrick-Irish Grove, at St. Mary Church
July 7, 2026 AURORA - 5:30 p.m., Mass and installation of Father John McFadden as pastor, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
July 12, 2026 ROCKFORD - 8:00 a.m., Sunday Mass, Cathedral of St. Peter
July 12, 2026 SYCAMORE - 11:00 a.m., Mass and installation of Father James Linkenheld as pastor, St. Mary Church
July 15, 2026 GENOA - 5:30 p.m., Mass and installation of Father Max Lasrado as pastor, St. Catherine of Genoa Church
July 16, 2026 SAVANNA - 5:30 p.m., Mass and installation of Father James Keenan as pastor for St. John the Baptist Parish-Savanna, and SS. John and Catherine Parish-Mt. Carroll, at St. John the Baptist Church
July 18, 2026 STERLING - 5:00 p.m., Mass for the Knights of Columbus Assembly’s 50th Anniversary, St. Mary Church
Bishop Malloy’s Statement on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
ROCKFORD—Bishop David J. Malloy, Bishop of the Rockford Diocese, today issued a statement on the election of the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV.