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Quincy, Illinois, Catholic schools implement subsidy program to encourage Mass attendance
The goal of the “Family School Agreement” is to bring families back to the Eucharist and be more active in... Read more
Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life
Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, told CNA that the march was “joy-filled” and “hopeful” and had a large... Read more
DC YouTube priest named bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts
Pope Francis Wednesday appointed Fr. William “Bill” D. Byrne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington and the presenter of a... Read more
Illinois Catholics long for 'normal life' after governor announces lockdown plan
Under current plans, groups of more than fifty people may not be able to gather in the state for another... Read more
Bishop Paprocki bars pro-abortion Illinois lawmakers from Holy Communion
The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, has decreed that state legislative leaders may not be admitted to Holy Communion within his... Read more
Bishop Paprocki explains Catholic teaching: Repentance is for everyone
A prominent media priest who criticized Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s restatement of norms regarding church funerals “gets a lot wrong,” the... Read more
Auxiliary bishop of Baltimore transferred to Springfield
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, an auxiliary of the Baltimore archdiocese, as the head of Massachusetts' Diocese... Read more
