CCI backs Illinois pharmacists in fight for conscience rights

The Catholic Conference of Illinois this week joined a friend-of-the-court brief supporting a six-year-old lawsuit filed against the state by two Illinois pharmacy owners seeking conscience protection against dispensing emergency contraception. Former Gov. Rod...

Get the facts on the Ultrasound Opportunity Act

Too many misconceptions are floating around about the Ultrasound Opportunity Act, House Bill 4085 sponsored by Rep. Joe Lyons, D-Chicago. Stay informed on this important issue. The legislation simply calls for a woman to be asked if she wants to view an ultrasound...
Pope Benedict XVI names successor to retiring Bishop Doran of Rockford

Pope Benedict XVI names successor to retiring Bishop Doran of Rockford

Pope Benedict XVI today named a successor to retiring Bishop Thomas Doran of Rockford. Msgr. David Malloy, 56, former general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will succeed Bishop Doran. Msgr. Malloy was named administrator at St....

Catholic educators concerned about HHS mandate

Given the chance to query top Illinois Catholic officials, Catholic educators asked not about education but the federal mandate requiring all employers to cover contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. Coordinated by the Catholic Conference of...

CCI Radio Hour – March 19, 2012

March 19, 2012 show Bob talks with state Rep. Tom Morrison, R-Palatine, about House Bill 4117, which calls for abortion clinics to abide by the same standards as other ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTC). He then talks with John Bouman, president of the...