A delegation of Illinois mayors say they experienced “pinch me” moments during their trip to the Vatican, marked by a 45-minute private audience with Chicago native son Pope Leo XIV.

Two rural Illinois counties now largely depend on OSF HealthCare for reproductive services, but its policies limit the care it can provide.

The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 in the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, Princeton.

Employee should not have been fired in 2021 when seeking exemption for COVID-19 vaccination mandate, EEOC alleges.

A crowd of about 80 people led by several area Christian pastors began Holy Week in Sycamore on Sunday by affirming that Jesus was a brown-skinned immigrant who stood up for the poor, fed the hungry, peacefully protested violence and called out injustice.

DeKalb County area ministers gathered congregants in Sycamore on Palm Sunday to sing and lead a procession and prayer service to combat the rise of Christian nationalism, which they said was at odds with the true teachings of Jesus, a Middle Eastern immigrant who led peaceful protests and stood against injustice.

Area faith leaders are organizing a Palm Sunday event and service Sunday outside the DeKalb County Courthouse, an event open to all that they said is meant to combat the rise of Christian nationalism.

Help local charities by donating items to Yorkville Congregational UCC's spring rummage sale on April 17-18.

Zion United Church of Christ, Peru, will host a special Living Lord’s Supper at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, April 11 in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ottawa.

Hegseth has a history of defending the Crusades, the brutal medieval wars that pitted Christians against Muslims

The Midwest Creation Fellowship presents John Dingess on March 9.

St. Thomas More Church in Dalzell is holding its annual ravioli/tortellini fundraiser, ending March 31.

St. John the Baptist School part of larger diocesan plan for academy schools, embraces Classical education

Millbrook United Methodist Church will hosts its annual all-you-can-eat country breakfast and homemade bakery.

Members of St. Charles Episcopal Church were at the Geneva Metra station Wednesday to administer ashes to commuters for Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent.

The president of the Joliet chapter of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition called the Rev. Jesse Jackson “one of the greatest men of our time.”

The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding access to its spectacular terrace and its snack bar in the shadow of Michelangelo’s great dome.

Hope United Methodist Church will host the 110th chicken noodle dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at 2506 Caton Farm Road in Joliet.

Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle announced a series of ecumenical Lenten programs with churches in the Illinois Valley.

Pope Leo XIV named Spies named apostolic administrator as former Diocese of Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks became the archbishop of New York on Friday.

Bishop Hicks became the archbishop of New York on Friday. He left the Diocese of Joliet, which won't say anything about the transition process.

Event starts at 11 a.m. Sunday at New Cannaanland Christian Church.

Mission Meals dinners are held at St. John’s United Church of Christ Community Center in Mokena, with meals prepared by EggCetera Café.

Wellspring United Methodist Church in Oswego will celebrate its fifth anniversary in February.

The Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton invites the Princeton and surrounding communities to an open house of their new Community Life Center Building on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Speakers at a prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in Crystal Lake Monday tied his message to contemporary times.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, Feb. 7 at St. Rose of Lima Parish, the former St. Valentine Church.

The children are collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket from Heifer International.

In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining” peace

A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities going forward.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another

Coal City Methodist Church plans chili supper, senior gathering in January

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence

Aurora’s St. George Byzantine Catholic Church will host the Pilgrimage of the Bishops, including sacred relics of martyred bishops, in January.

United Methodist Church of Geneva will host a candlelit Advent Spiral Walk Sunday as a way for participants to slow down and reflect during the holidays.

The Plano Methodist Church collected over 125 items to be donated to the Kendall County Food Pantry.

67-year-old Kankakee woman Lori Anderson is seeking a kidney donor.

Hicks will remain bishop of the Diocese of Joliet until his installation in New York on Feb. 6.

The Blue Christmas service will be held at the Chapel on the Green, 107 W. Center St., Yorkville.

New York and national Catholic media, along with local Catholics, say they hear Bishop Ron Hicks will be named archbishop in New York.

Evelyn Grace Kamer, a sophomore at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox and member of student council, will portray St. Lucia – also known as the Queen of Light – at the festival.

This is the 21st year the church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego presented this display. It was held during Oswego’s annual Christmas Walk

Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego held its 21st annual display of 60 nativity sets from around the world. There were exhibited Friday evening, Dec. 5, 2025 during the annual Oswego Christmas Walk.

New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City will again host its annual Blue Christmas service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, the the church said in a news release.

The Plano Methodist Church will host its 29th annual cookie walk from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Dec. 13.

The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7.

The Midwest Creation Fellowship presents Duane Caldwell from Rational Faith.com on Dec. 8.

The grand opening of the new community center in Joliet will include tours and refreshments.

A classical string quartet will perform holiday favorites – and thousands of candles will illuminate the concert in Joliet.