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 ...

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 ...

Now called Catholic Charities of Northwest California, the new name reflects the organization’s broader reach, doubling its ...

But, as in marriage, discipleship is not developed in a single moment but rather it involves an ongoing commitment. And it’s ...