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Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that gatherings of more than 50 people in the state would not be allowed until a coronavirus vaccine “or highly effective treatment” is “widely available.”
Bishop Conlon was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Dec. 4, 1948 and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 1977.
In an interview with the Register, the Springfield bishop discusses his decree that specifically calls on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton not to present themselves for Communion.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says signing a pro-life measure is ‘what my Catholic Christian faith requires,’ but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker counters that his own state is ‘making history’ with its pro-abortion legislation.
Dioceses pushed back at Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s preliminary finding that they failed both the Dallas Charter and need to heal and reconcile survivors.
A visit to the American shrine to St. Maximilian Kolbe in Libertyville, Illinois.
The bill mandates that staff at crisis-pregnancy centers provide referrals to abortion providers, when women say that they want an abortion.
Both parties don’t like the pro-abortion-rights organization’s bill, but the Illinois Catholic Conference is standing neutral while local pro-life groups campaign against it in the state legislature.
State Catholic conferences have involved themselves in a variety of ways, and the U.S. bishops also have collectively identified some key issues of concern.
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