CCI Radio Hour: July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015 show Host Bob Gilligan is joined by Jason Negri, a lawyer and assistant director of the Patients Rights Council, to talk about the physician-assisted suicide movement in the United States. Then, Dr. Mark Potosnak, an assistant professor in the...
U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court today in a 5-4 vote legalized same-sex marriage across the nation. At issue in Obergefell v. Hodges was whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause required states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to...
Vatican releases video on Laudato Si'
Vatican releases Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si'
Pope Francis today released his long-awaited encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. The nearly 180-page document offers a frank look at what the pope perceives to be man’s lack of care for creation, and calls for an “integral...
IL Kids Campaign seeks to increase education tax credit, create scholarships to Catholic schools
Are you a Catholic school parent? Do you care about Catholic schools? The Illinois Kids Campaign is for you! The Illinois Kids Campaign is an initiative that seeks to increase funding for both private and public schools, as outlined in this fact sheet. The Catholic...
CCI Radio Hour: June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015 show CCI's own Zach Wichmann joins Bob to urge listeners to call or email their state lawmakers to support the Illinois Kids Campaign. This initiative would increase the education expenses tax credit to $1,000 from $500, and would create...
'Freedom to Bear Witness' theme of 2015 Fortnight for Freedom
This year's Fortnight for Freedom will carry the theme of "Freedom to Bear Witness," as Catholic institutions in the United States still struggle with the federal mandate requiring free insurance coverage of abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and...
CCI releases updated 'A Catholic Perspective on Gambling in Illinois' in face of possible gambling expansion
The Catholic Conference of Illinois today issued the following press release on the Illinois bishops' updated "A Catholic Perspective on Gambling in Illinois." The document may be found here in English, here in Spanish, and here in Polish. ...
CCI Radio Hour: May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 show Bob speaks with William Godwin of One Chance Illinois, a coalition of organizations (Including the Catholic Conference of Illinois) advocating the Illinois Kids Campaign, an initiative seeking to improve education in the state. The initiative would...
CCI issues statement on death of Cardinal George
The Catholic Conference of Illinois released the following statement on the death of Cardinal George. Click here for a PDF version. April 17, 2015 Statement on Cardinal George’s death from the staff of the Catholic Conference of Illinois CHICAGO – The...