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 ...

Father John J. Kilgallon, 81, of Plymouth Meeting, a beloved Catholic priest, educator, and former pastor, died on Dec. 26 ...

The dispute involves Catholic precepts on immigration and charity—which the Church has administered for decades through U.S.A ...

A downtown Joliet Catholic church that served the city's Italian population for many decades, St. Anthony's was closed last ...