Statement on Passing of Assault Weapons Bill
The Catholic Conference of Illinois would like to commend the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker on banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines with the passage of House Bill 5471. Too many times our state has witnessed the horror of mass...
Catholic Conference of Illinois Opposition to HB 4664
The Catholic Conference of Illinois opposes House Bill 4664, legislation that proposes a number of changes to Illinois abortion law. The bill does the following: • Allows Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants to perform aspiration abortions not...
Confused about Lame Duck Session Legislation to Expand Abortion Access in Illinois?
There was much activity around legislation to expand abortion access in Illinois the past few days. Here is a summary: On January 4, 2023, at around 10:30 pm, Senate Amendment 1 was filed on House Bill 4664. The bill included the following: • Allows the Attorney...
An Open Letter from the Catholic Conference of Illinois on Predatory Lending
Our Catholic faith tradition has witnessed abusive banking practices since the usury that is condemned in the Bible up to the predatory lending of today. To counter this, our parishes, Catholic Charities, and other Catholic organizations over the years have provided...
Catholic Conference of Illinois Statement on Assault Weapon Ban Legislation
Illinois is no stranger to the growing national crisis of mass shootings. Just in the past few years, mass shootings in Highland Park, Aurora, Chicago, and Northern Illinois University inflicted death, terrible pain and a significant deterioration of our citizens’...
USCCB Launches Heart of the Revival Weekly Newsletter
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis has launched its Heart of the Revival weekly newsletter for ongoing inspiration and information as we journey forward toward the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress....
Illinoisans Support Rate Cap on Personal Loans
Predatory Lenders’ Predictions of Gloom-and-Doom Fail to Materialize as Consumers Embrace Illinois’s Interest Rate Cap. Illinoisans support the 36% Rate Cap on personal loans and employ a variety of different ways to handle an emergency need for cash–disproving the...
Cardinal Cupich On Catholic Hospitals and Transgender Patients
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, penned an op-ed for American Magazine entitled Catholic Hospitals Welcome Transgender Patients — and Stand Firm in their Religious Convictions. You can read the piece at the link below....
Catholic Chicago Podcast Features CCI Executive Director
Catholic Conference of Illinois Executive Director Bob Gilligan joined Dawn Fitzpatrick and Ray Pingoy for the Catholic Chicago podcast to discuss the Dobbs Decision and the Church’s response. You can listen to episode here:...
Statement of the Archdiocese of Chicago on the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago Statement Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry
The Archdiocese of Chicago welcomes the statement of support from the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago in light of recent anti-Catholic caricatures and attacks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...