St. Patrick Among More Church Closings, Mergers For Diocese Of Joliet
The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...
More suburban Catholic congregations are slated for closure, merger by Bishop Ron Hicks
The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...
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Four DuPage Catholic churches to be closed
Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan announced Thursday by the Joliet Diocese. By July 1, St. Mark in Wheaton ...
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St. Joseph's Parish Fights To Exist, Vatican City Will Decide
JOLIET, IL — Last month's stunning and unanticipated announcement from the Catholic Diocese of Joliet and Bishop ... to Vatican City in Rome. Will the Roman Catholic Church rule in favor of ...
Podcast priest ‘flossed’ his teeth with teen girl’s hair and ‘growled’ behind her: Police
A Catholic priest from Michigan, famous for his exorcism podcast, was charged with battery after he was accused by police of ...