CCI today issued its Marriage Toolkit, a resource for clergy, parish staff and the laity. The toolkit is designed to help Catholic individuals and parish communities understand, explain and promote the Catholic Church's answers to the following questions: What is marriage? Why is the definition of marriage important? Why does the Church endure…
Illinois' Catholic bishops are supporting an existing, temporary driver's license for undocumented immigrants. Catholic Conference of Illinois Executive Director Robert Gilligan today spoke in favor of the temporary licenses at a Chicago press conference sponsored by advocates seeking to pass legislation during the upcoming veto session that would extend Temporary Visitor Driver's Licenses (TVDL) to…
Cardinal George of Chicago today suggested pastors remind parishioners of the election bulletin inserts written and distributed by Illinois' bishops, as the final Sunday before the election draws near. In a letter sent to all priests in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal George noted "the principles are not partisan, but the hierarchy of the…
Our U.S. bishops have unveiled a new website targeting the current threats to religious freedom, called firstamericanfreedom.com. The website by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offers a brochure that details how our Catholic faith is being rewritten. The mandate handed down by the federal Department of Health and Human Services Department is the most…
Illinois residents will face a question of amending the state constitution when they head to the voting booth on Nov. 6. The proposed amendment has created a lot of confusion since it deals with pensions. But it does not affect the current status of public employee systems, and does not affect pensions that retirees currently …
Catholic scholars, law enforcement officials and national immigration experts will gather next month for a day-long conference stressing the importance of faith in mending the country’s broken immigration system. Rev. William R. O’Neill, SJ of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and Graduate Theological Union will give the keynote address at “An Ethical Perspective…
Oct. 15, 2012 show It's an Election-palooza as we gear up for the Nov. 6 election. CCI's Bob Gilligan talks to Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield about the development of those election bulletin inserts from our bishops that have been (hopefully) appearing in your parish. Next, Massachusetts Catholic Conference Executive Director Jim Driscoll talks…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops today issued a statement correcting an inaccuracy made during last night's vice presidential debate regarding the insurance coverage mandate handed down by the Department of Health and Human Services. The HHS mandate requires all employers to offer insurance coverage of morally objectionable abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization — a…
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Prison and Jail Ministry
CCI coordinates a statewide effort of prison and jail ministry offered through the dioceses. Lay Catholics receive training to offer hope to inmates through the salvation of the Gospel.
