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Joliet Diocese announces significant consolidation
Closures and mergers are coming in July to a number of parishes and worship sites in the Joliet Catholic Diocese. The move ...
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Converts Clap Back at CNN Priest’s ‘Anti-Catholic’ Dismissal of JD Vance
Converts and other Catholics took issue with the celebrity priest’s perceived dismissal of Vance’s views based on the vice ...
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 ...
Another N.J. Catholic school is shutting down. See the list of 30+ recent closures.
A version of this story was originally published in October 2024. It is a saga that has played out repeatedly in New Jersey: ...
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This Small Diocese Is Leading the Country in Vocations to the Priesthood
Joining Wichita among the ranks of dioceses that ordain more men than they need were Paterson, New Jersey and Arlington, ...
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Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative ...