Sartain removed the man's priestly faculties -- rights to perform sacraments or even dress as a priest -- and alerted officials with the Illinois ... Delaney, a Diocese of Joliet spokesman.

which since August has been investigating the Roman Catholic Church after a Pennsylvania grand jury report identified at least seven priests with a connection to Illinois. Springfield Diocese ...

Pope Leo XIV has ties to the St. Louis area from his time in the Order of Saint Augustine as well as a special connection to a priest in the Belleville Diocese ... in the Joliet area or travel ...

And a Catholic priest. All that makes Medow one more ... then moved to a smaller Lutheran church in Crest Hill, Illinois, near Joliet. That church, he said, was of a different Lutheran tradition ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is known for his down-to-earth approachability, boldness in standing up for social ...

Pope Leo XIV has ties to the St. Louis area from his time in the Order of Saint Augustine as well as a special connection to a priest in the Belleville Diocese ... in the Joliet area or travel ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker hailed the "historic ... "Habemus Papum!!! Please join the Diocese of Joliet as we rejoice with the news of our new Holy Father, Leo XIV," wrote the Archdiocese of ...

A new initiative, “Called By Name,” is the Archdiocese of New York’s latest attempt to spark interest in the priesthood.

Bishop Mark A. Eckman has been appointed the 13th bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, succeeding Bishop David A. Zubik. The ...