New Rule Impacting Foreign-Born Religious Workers
“We are tremendously grateful for the Administration’s work to address certain challenges facing foreign-born religious workers, their employers, and the American communities they serve,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
Amicus Brief Filed to Protect Conscience Rights of Faith-Based Healthcare Providers
Along with the Illinois Catholic Health Association, the Orthodox Church in America, and the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica-Midwestern America the Catholic Conference of Illinois filed an Amicus Brief explaining that Illinois’ mandate requiring referrals as...
CCI Statement on Signage of SB 1950 – Assisted Suicide
Illinois Takes Dangerous Path with Legalization of Assisted Suicide December 12, 2025 When Governor Pritzker signed the physician assisted suicide bill into law, he put Illinois on a dangerous and heartbreaking path—one that legitimizes suicide as a valid solution for...
ASK GOV. PRITZKER TO VETO SB 1950: LEGALIZES ASSISTED SUICIDE
Please contact Governor Pritzker, asking him to VETO SB 1950. As you know, life is sacred from conception to natural death, and assisted suicide violates that basic tenet of Church teaching, making it morally unacceptable. The Church also calls us to protect the...
CCI Statement on Passage of Assisted Suicide – SB 1950
Statement on Passage Assisted Suicide: SB 1950October 31, 2025 With the passage of legislation to legalize assisted suicide in Illinois, the Illinois General Assembly has put our state on a slippery path that jeopardizes the well-being of the poor and marginalized,...
Update on Educational Choice for Children Act
On Monday, June 16th the Senate Finance Committee released their portion of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” making changes what the House of Representatives passed on May 22nd regarding ECCA. The full Senate is expected to vote on the bill around July 4th and further...
Assisted Suicide Bill Fails to Advance
We have incredibly great news to share! Thanks to your prayers, tireless efforts and engagement with your legislators on the dangerous assisted suicide bills, the legislation did not pass the Senate. It was not called for a vote in the Illinois Senate before...
Assisted Suicide Bill – Passes House and Advances to Senate
The Illinois House of Representatives passed SB 1950 (the assisted suicide bill) this evening. It is now going to the Senate where it will pass or fail within the next 48 hours. Our vote count indicates that there is an extremely narrow margin. Laws permitting...
HELP STOP ASSISTED SUICIDE IN FINAL DAYS OF 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
While most of us are preparing to honor those who have served and died for our nation this Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois General Assembly just filed a new bill, SB 1950 (House Amendment #2), to legalize assisted suicide in Illinois. Make no mistake about it –...
Habemus Papam!
The Catholic Conference of Illinois rejoices today in the news that the first American Pope and Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost is Pope Leo XIV! Born in Chicago in 1955, after studying at the novitiate of the Order of Saint Augustine in St. Louis he went on to...