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 ...

Hall had been charged with a lesser count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a repeat felon Tuesday in connection with the shooting, with Peoria County Circuit Judge Mark Gilles finding ...

How many shows has Mark St. Germain written? Mark St. Germain has written 8 shows including The Gift of the Magi (Lyricist), Just So (Bookwriter), Moby Dick ...

Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that ... technology abstinence as a mark of spiritual devotion is very ...

Facing declining enrollment and a mounting deficit, St ... and our church,” she said Thursday. “It really saddens me, because people need a choice.” The closure comes as many Catholic ...