Taxpayer-funded abortion recycled into House Bill 40
Nothing ever really dies in the Illinois legislature. We repeatedly alerted you to House Bill 4013 during the 99th General Assembly, which ran from January 2015 through Jan. 10, 2017. HB 4013 would have allowed taxpayer money to pay for elective abortions in state...
CCI issues legislative agenda for 100th General Assembly
The Catholic Conference of Illinois has released its legislative agenda for the 100th General Assembly that was sworn in on Jan. 11, 2017. CCI issues this list of key priorities every two years at the beginning of a new General Assembly. The agenda also offers a brief...
CCI Radio Hour: Dec. 19, 2016
Dec. 19, 2016 show Bill O'Keefe, vice president of government relations & advocacy for Catholic Relief Services, joins Bob to talk about the organization's efforts to help the residents of Aleppo, the war-ravaged city in Syria. State Rep. Tom Morrison,...
CCI offers updated guidance on advance directives for end-of-life care
The rapid pace of advances in medical care allows us to live longer and more productive lives than those of our ancestors. But these same innovations can leave us struggling for guidance when we are confronted with end-of-life decisions. Just as important, however, is...
CCI Radio Hour: Nov. 21, 2016
Nov. 21, 2016 show Joyce Duriga, editor of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Catholic New World, talks to Bob from Rome about Saturday's ceremony that elevated Archbishop Cupich to cardinal. Bob then talks about the outcomes of the recent state, federal and...
U.S. bishops, Archbishop Cupich issue statements on presidential election results
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, today issued a statement on the results of yesterday's presidential election, which saw Republican nominee Donald Trump winning the electoral college vote. Democratic...
CCI Radio Hour: Oct. 17, 2016
Oct. 17, 2016 show Dr. Jonathan Reyes, executive director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, joins Bob to talk about Faithful Citizenship in light of this very challenging presidential election. Scott...
CCI congratulates Archbishop Cupich on elevation to cardinal
The Catholic Conference of Illinois today congratulates Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago, who serves as the chairman of our board, on his elevation to cardinal by Pope Francis. We are grateful for and look forward to his continued leadership. #### The Catholic...
CCI issues statement on Senate Bill 1564
The Catholic Conference of Illinois on May 25 released a statement on Senate Bill 1564, which just passed the Illinois House after previously passing the Senate. It now returns to the Senate for concurrence on a minor House amendment. The Senate is expected to...
U.S. bishops' pro-life chair, CCI respond to ads, op-ed promoting public funding for abortion
Many Chicago-area Catholics were most likely surprised to learn from full-page ads in Monday’s Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times that abortion is OK by the Catholic Church since it is a social justice issue. At least that’s what...