Illinois
Catholic bishop tries to explain how a priest ended up in ‘self-bondage’
By Tim Townsend — January 28, 2013
There are signs that a younger generation of Catholic leaders have learned lessons from the last decade and are attempting to be as open as possible when a crisis comes to their diocese. Yet in the case of a priest diagnosed with "non-sexual self-bondage," that desire for transparency may have produced a response that caused more harm than good.
Chicago cardinal leads new fight against gay marriage
By David Gibson — January 2, 2013
(RNS) Chicago Cardinal Francis George has launched a last-ditch campaign to convince the lame-duck Illinois legislature not to legalize same-sex marriage, saying that government “has no power to create something that nature itself tells us is impossible.” By David Gibson.
Vatican lifts suspension of priest who altered prayers at Mass
By Tim Townsend — September 26, 2012
(RNS) An Illinois priest, forced out of his parish by his bishop for improvising prayers during Mass, has had his suspension reversed by the Vatican.
Mosque construction continues to attract opposition across U.S.
By Judy Keen / USA Today — May 31, 2012
CHICAGO (RNS) Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks animosity toward Muslims sometimes has taken the form of opposition to construction of mosques and other Islamic facilities. In the last five years, there has been ``anti-mosque activity'' in more than half of U.S. states, according to the ACLU. By Judy Keen.
Bowling lanes disappearing from U.S. churches
By Judy Keen / USA Today — March 16, 2012
PEORIA, Ill. (RNS) When Max and Nancy Carson got married at St. Ann Catholic Church in 1974, the organ music was accompanied by the unmistakable sound of balls crashing into bowling pins from the basement. But now church bowling alleys are a dying breed, with fewer than 200 remaining in the U.S. By Judy Keen.
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