Apr 12, 2012
U.S. bishops today called for pastors and the laity to vigorously defend religious freedom, setting aside a two-week period this summer to take action. The United State Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement on religious freedom, citing recent...
Mar 30, 2012
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...
Mar 23, 2012
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...
Mar 20, 2012
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....
Mar 20, 2012
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...
Mar 4, 2012
Our U.S. Bishops have set a national day of prayer for religious freedom for this Friday, March 30. The United State Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has compiled conscience rights material at this webpage, which also includes downloadable prayer cards for...
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