Pope Francis visits the United States
Pope Francis just completed a triumphant visit to the United States, stopping in Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia from Sept. 23-27. The text of all speeches and homilies can be found here. Video of all events, including arrivals, departures and...
CCI Radio Hour: Sept. 21, 2015
Sept. 21, 2015 show Pope Francis arrives this week in the United States, so Bob kicks off this month's radio show by talking to Michael O'Loughlin, national correspondent for Crux, the Boston Globe's website for "all things Catholic."...
CCI Radio Hour: August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015 show State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, joins Bob to talk about House Resolution 671, which urges state officials to investigate Planned Parenthood in light of the undercover videos showing the organization's executives discussing the harvesting...
Education Newsletter: August 2015
Schools are opening back up after the summer break, and that means school sports will be starting. Read about the new guidelines for student athletes and concussions in our August 2015 Education Newsletter.
Archbishop Cupich pens op-ed on undercover Planned Parenthood videos
Over the past few weeks, undercover videos have shown Planned Parenthood executives talking over lunch about harvesting body organs from aborted babies for use in medical research. Prices for organs are quoted, suggesting the parts are for sale, which is a federal...
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...