The Diocese of Joliet released the third and final phase of its “targeted restructuring” plan on Thursday, detailing the ...

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 ...

By The Diocese of Sioux City and The Catholic Messenger Pope Francis has appointed Father John Edward Keehner Jr. ...Read ...

Pope Francis has named Reverend John Keehner, age 59, a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown, as the eighth bishop of the ...