CCI issues Marriage Toolkit
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...
Illinois bishops back Temporary Visitor Driver’s Licenses for immigrants
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...
CCI's Robert Gilligan speaks about temporary licenses for immigrants
Seeking comfort and hope: an immigrant's story
It was a mother's worst nightmare -- her children had gone missing. Compound that alarm with the fear of reaching out to police for help because you are an undocumented immigrant. That was the story of "Lupe," a mother of five from Mexico living in the...
Cardinal George urges use of CCI bulletin inserts
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...
U.S. bishops launch religious freedom website, resources
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...
Puzzled by the pension amendment on the ballot? We explain.
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...
Education Newsletter October 2012
Read about eight Catholic schools that earned the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award from the federal Department of Education. And make sure to check this newsletter for the various deadlines for state recognition.
CCI sponsoring immigration, faith conference Nov. 2
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...
CCI Radio Hour Oct. 15, 2012
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)...