But they turned out in force to support their sisters, priests and brothers in ministry as they were honored for celebrating ...

Closures and mergers are coming in July to a number of parishes and worship sites in the Joliet Catholic Diocese. The move ...

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 ...

The human quest for transcendence and meaning has not disappeared with modernity, but has adapted to the evolving cultural ...