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 ...

Finally, these four parish churches and one chapel will close effective July 1, 2025, the Diocese of Joliet revealed on Thursday.

Kevin Marques cut it to a 3-2 game for Newark East Side (1-4) in the first period, but Morris Catholic (4-10) responded with five unanswered goals the rest of the way. If you purchase a product or ...

Mia Pauldo scored 20 points with 10 assists, netting a double-double for Morris Catholic, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, with six steals in its 78-42 triumph over No. 11 Bayonne in Bayonne.

The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people ...

Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that people who have confessed their sins are purified before entering ...

our parish and our church,” she said Thursday. “It really saddens me, because people need a choice.” The closure comes as many Catholic schools across the suburbs struggle with declining ...

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