The Illinois attorney general's scathing 700-page report on Catholic Church abuse was particularly critical of the Joliet diocese, especially under Bishop Imesch's leadership.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- At the Joliet Diocese Wednesday, fallout from the release of last week's damning 700-page report on the Catholic Church continued as members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of ...

JOLIET, IL — The Catholic Diocese of Joliet announced plans Thursday to allow churches to resume holding Mass as well as offering baptism, reconciliation, weddings and funerals as part of a ...

Lawsuits filed by five men alleging sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet more than 20 years ago have been thrown out by a Will County judge, despite a change in state law… ...

In a report earlier this year by the Illinois attorney general, the Diocese of Joliet was criticized for continued secrecy over the extent of child sex abuse by priests and religious brothers who ...

The Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, will partner with the nonprofit Leadership Roundtable to train Latino leaders to serve the church in the United States through its new Latino Pastoral Leaders ...

Sixteen parishes in the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, will be reconfigured into seven parishes, with five churches closing, in order to optimize the diocese's resources for its future and ...

The Joliet diocese delivered sealed court documents containing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by priests to the Will County state’s attorney Wednesday after a judge said prosecutors co… ...

According to the Joliet Diocese, ... Jacklin was arrested Oct. 31, 2017, by Illinois State Police on allegations he assaulted a resident at Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee.

The nonprofit announced Aug. 31 it had chosen the Diocese of Joliet to begin working with a group of Latino Catholic leaders in January 2021 to offer leadership training, pastoral management ...