Closures and mergers are coming in July to a number of parishes and worship sites in the Joliet Catholic Diocese. The move ...

Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan announced Thursday by the Joliet Diocese. By July 1, St. Mark in Wheaton ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...

The No. 6 Tennessee Lady Vols suffered a disappointing opening night loss to No. 19 Nebraska on Thursday, but bounced back ...

A second person has died after a car plunged into a creek in Lemont Wednesday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities investigating a sharply disputed incident at a talk given at an Illinois Catholic church by Father Carlos Martins have filed a misdemeanor battery charge against the well-known ...

The Catholic bishops of Arizona in December argued that raids at “sensitive locations” like churches would violate basic human rights, including religious freedom and the right to family unity ...

Pajanor is the CEO of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego. He says churches and schools are considered sanctuary locations and this new directive creates fear in the community. "This is more ...

President Trump salutes as he attends the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral with (L-R) first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance on Jan. 21 ...