“Fortnight for Freedom” begins Friday
A nationwide "Fortnight for Freedom" will begin Friday, as U.S. bishops call for a period of prayer and fasting to raise awareness of challenges to religious liberty. The two week period beginning June 21 and running through July 4 echoes an observance held last summer to protest the mandate handed down by ...
The Catholic Conference of Illinois tonight issued a statement after the Illinois House adjourned its spring session without considering redefinition of marriage legislation. Senate Bill 10 calls for the state to change its legal definition of marriage from "between a man and a woman" to "between two persons." The legislation passed the Illinois Senate on Feb. 14, 2013, and ...
CCI pens response to Chicago Tribune editorial supporting redefinition of marriage
The Catholic Conference of Illinois today sent a letter to the editor to the Chicago Tribune in response to their editorial advocating for final passage of redefinition of marriage legislation. The letter can be viewed here. The Tribune published our letter -- unchanged -- in its online ...
May 20, 2013 show Mark Fleming of the National Immigrant Justice Center joins Bob to talk about the current push for comprehensive federal immigration reform, as outlined in the Senate's "Gang of Eight" legislation. Next, Margie Manczko Breen of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Respect Life Office discusses the guilty verdict in the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell. To ...
