Jan 1, 2016
As we begin a new calendar year, the old one is still with us. State lawmakers and the governor have yet to craft a budget for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2015 — six months ago. Court orders and federal consent decrees have kept most of state...
Dec 23, 2015
U.S. bishops today expressed disappointment over Congress' lack of action on ensuring federal conscience protections for health care providers. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, who serves as the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,...
Dec 21, 2015
Dec. 21, 2015 show At the end of this month, Illinois will have gone without a state budget for six months. Emily Miller, director of policy and advocacy for Voices for Illinois Children, gives an overview of the state budget impasse as we approach the end of the...
Dec 14, 2015
President Barack Obama last week signed into law the "Every Student Succeeds Act," which essentially rewrites the No Child Left Behind Act and takes the focus off the overuse of standardized tests to measure student success. Archbishop George J. Lucas of...
Dec 14, 2015
U.S. bishops are urging Americans to hold firm to the Christian principle of welcoming the stranger in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Paris and California linked to the Islamic State (ISIS). Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of...
Nov 19, 2015
The Catholic Conference of Illinois is a sponsor of the March for Life Chicago, an annual public event composed of people from diverse ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds dedicated to defending & protecting all human life. The March is a rockin’ block...
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