Illinois

Tickets to the September 2026 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen are quickly being snapped up.

“We must have the freedom to follow and express our convictions without government interference,” said Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield.

In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, we now turn our attention to the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.

“In a world that we live in where everything is negative, to have a fun comment, a fun little story like this … shows that the pope is human.”

In the 20th century, Chicago was to American Catholicism what New York was to finance or Hollywood to film — central, influential and formational.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (OSV News) — Pro-life advocates on March 19 called on nearly 3,000 marchers at the Illinois State Capitol to oppose a potential amendment that they said would enshrine …

“We offer our prayers of support for all those in Three Rivers and (the) surrounding area impacted by this afternoon’s tornado,” the Diocese of Kalamazoo said.

The path to beatification for Archbishop Sheen has been anything but smooth.

“It’s pretty cool,” James recently told OSV News, adding that having a role in Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause makes him feel “special.”