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ICE must allow Communion, distribution of ashes at Illinois processing facility, judge says
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, must accommodate Catholic clergy who wish to provide detainees with…
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UPDATED: Pope asked Illinois governor to veto assisted suicide bill
Pope Leo meets with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in November 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of the Office of Gov. JB…
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV appoints Illinois bishop as next archbishop of New York
Breaking News / CNA Vatican City, Dec 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald…
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Bishops call Illinois assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Pritzker ‘heartbreaking’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at Chi Hack Night on July 12, 2017. / Credit: Chi Hack Night, CC-BY-3.0 CNA Staff,…
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Judge orders halt to alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions for Illinois detainees
A Catholic delegation attempts to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov.…
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Detainees denied communion at Illinois detention facility
Scene from Nov. 1, 2025 Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat…
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Assisted suicide bill stalls in Illinois Legislature amid Catholic opposition
The Illinois state capitol in Springfield, where assisted suicide legislation stalled after passing in the House on May 29, 2025.…
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Illinois diocese halts St. Jude relic tour amid ‘incident’ involving priest, students
A candle of St. Jude. / Credit: Francesca Pollio/CNA CNA Staff, Nov 24, 2024 / 15:25 pm (CNA). A bishop…
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Illinois governor launches national fundraising organization to stump for abortion access
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. / Credit: Pool: Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 19, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA). Billionaire Illinois…
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Judge halts law that would restrict Illinois pro-life pregnancy centers
null / zimmytws/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 4, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA). A federal judge ordered Illinois to stop…
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