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Presbyteral Council Minutes from the November Meeting

To read the minutes from the Presbyteral Council's meeting from last November, please click here. The minutes for the December meeting will be placed on the web site shortly.

Bishops Conlon and Siegel to Lead Pilgrimage for Life

Over 200 members of the Diocese of Joliet will join Bishop R. Daniel Conlon and Bishop Joseph Siegel in Washington, D.C., to pray for the legal protection of unborn children. The vast majority of the group consists of pro-life high school students from around the diocese, so please keep the Bishops and our inspiring young people in your prayers.

On Sunday evening, January 22nd, Bishops Conlon and Siegel will concelebrate at the annual Vigil Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Over 10,000 Catholics from around the country attend the liturgy and celebrate the Gospel of Life (click here to see a video of last year's Mass: www.usccb.org).

On Monday, January 23rd, the pilgrims from the Diocese of Joliet will join with a couple hundred thousand fellow citizens in the civil rights movement of our day, the March for Life at the National Mall. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and of the unborn, pray for us!

Father William Ryan Dies

Father William Dennis Ryan died on January 7, 2012. He was 95 years old. Read more...

Please Join Us for a Celebration of Life

What: Diocesan Mass for Life

Where: Cathedral of St. Raymond

When: Sunday, Jan. 15th, 2:00 p.m.

All are welcome to attend the annual Mass for Life with Bishop Conlon at the Cathedral of St. Raymond. A special blessing will be given to those attending the March for Life in Washington, DC. Refreshments will be offered after Mass in the Joyce Center. For more information, call the Respect Life Office at 815-834-4065.

photo by: Toni Nessi

National Vocation Awareness Week Set for January 9-14

WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW), January 9-14. The celebration heralds a week dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education.

This distinctive week gives Catholics an opportunity to renew prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. Read more...

Bishop R. Daniel Conlon joins with his fellow Illinois Bishops to offer a statement on National Migration Week

These words of hope from the Prophet Isaiah speak to a people who have long faced struggles and who seek hope in darkness. We, the Catholic Bishops of Illinois, on the cusp of a New Year, seek to offer that same voice of hope to another people in struggle: immigrant families. Read more...

Estas palabras de esperanza del profeta Isaías hablan a un pueblo que ha enfrentado dificultades durante mucho tiempo y que busca la esperanza en la oscuridad. Nosotros, los Obispos Católicos de Illinois, ahora que estamos a las puertas de un nuevo año, intentamos ofrecer la misma voz de esperanza a otro pueblo en lucha: las familias inmigrantes. Leer más...

Te słowa nadziei wypowiedziane przez proroka Izajasza przemawiają szczególnie do ludzi, którzy zmagają się z przeciwnościami losu i od dawna wyglądają w ciemnościach promyka nadziei. My, biskupi katoliccy stanu Illinois, pragniemy u progu Nowego Roku przekazać słowa takiej samej nadziei ludziom zmagającym się z innego rodzaju przeciwnościami czyli rodzinom imigrantów. Czytaj więcej...