Statements

Scholarship recipients now face an uncertain future after the Illinois state legislature failed to act. We must continue our efforts to find a way that allows for more educational opportunities such as Invest in Kids for low-income students and parents who need this program.

The entire Diocese of Joliet faith community offers our prayers and condolences for Wadea Al-Fayoume, his family and friends, and all those affected by his death.

An urgent statement from the Catholic bishops of Illinois: Unless the General Assembly acts to renew the Invest in Kids scholarship program, more than 9,000 children currently relying on this program to attend a non-public school may have their educational path disrupted. A bulletin insert and Mass announcement is included.

The second phase of targeted restructuring in the Diocese of Joliet began July 1, 2023, and includes all sixteen parishes in the Joliet Deanery. The sixteen parishes have been grouped into smaller clusters to facilitate the restructuring process.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the faithful to pray the litany of the Sacred Heart and make an act of reparation—an act offered to the Lord with the intention of repairing the spiritual damage inflicted by sin.

Benedictine University, along with St. Procopius Abbey and the Diocese of Joliet, announced today that the University will now be deemed an independent Catholic university within the Diocese of Joliet.

The Illinois attorney general’s office today issued a final report on clergy sexual abuse of minors in the six Catholic dioceses in the state. This report is the result of our four years’ cooperation with the Attorney General’s office, beginning in 2019.

Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet has accepted the unanimous recommendation of his targeted restructuring committee regarding St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bensenville.

The following statement outlines the final step on the path of Benet Academy seeking to retain its Catholic identity and Benedictine tradition without St. Procopius Abbey.