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We invite you to watch this video from Bishop Spies, as he talks about our loving Catholic school communities filled with dedicated teachers, successful students, invested parents, involved grandparents and generous donors.

Update on the Tour of the Relic of St. Jude

Recently, there have been several reports about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and its status as a Holy Day of Obligation in the media.

En las próximas semanas, nuestras parroquias realizarán la colecta anual del Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos. Esta campaña es crucial, ya que beneficia a más de 24.000 hermanas, hermanos y sacerdotes de órdenes religiosas de edad avanzada que han sido fieles ministros dentro de la Iglesia, dedicando su vida al servicio.

Pronto nuestra diócesis realizara la colecta para la Campana Católica para el Desarrollo Humano (CCHD). El apoyo de ustedes a esta colecta ocasiona cambios en comunidades en todo el país y empodera a aquellos que viven en pobreza para transformar sus comunidades en un reflejo del Reino de Dios.

Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Dennis E. Spies as the new Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois. Most recently, Father Dennis has been serving as the Vicar for Clergy in the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois

As part of an on-going, three-year restructuring process within the Diocese of Joliet, on January 25, 2024, Bishop Hicks decreed the extinction of four parishes in Joliet: St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St. Bernard, and St. Mary Magdalene.

On July 18, 2024, Bishop Hicks celebrated a mass in Indianapolis, IN during the eucharistic Congress. View the full mass and the homily here!

Bishop Hicks sends this picture of him and Diocese of Joliet parishioners in Indianapolis!