ICHA Board Members 2024
Cacchione, Patrick
Executive Director, ICHA
Halstead, John L.
AMITA Health
Keen, Dr. Mary
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics
Kelsey-Davis, Debra
Nourish For Caregivers, Ltd.
Mayer, Dawn
Franciscan Ministries
McCormick, Br. Daniel
Sponsor, Ascension Health Ministries
Merdian, Msgr. Mark – chair
Diocese of Peoria
Paprocki, Bishop Thomas John
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Roach, Steve
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield
Rutherford, Theresa
St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur
Sehring, Robert
OSF Healthcare
Sifuentes, James
St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago
Trstensky, Sr. Jomary
Sponsor, Hospital Sisters Health System
Tylka, Bishop Louis
Diocese of Joliet
Chaplain Education Program
6 NACC CEUs
Catholic News
- Vatican informed of allegations against Abbé Pierre in 1955, French journalists find (France 24)The Vatican was informed of allegations against the famed French priest Abbé Pierre (1912-2007) in 1955, according to two French journalists’ Vatican archival research, published in a new book. “A priest had written to the Holy See in October 1955 to say Abbé Pierre had done ‘immoral things’ while visiting the United States,” France 24 […]
- Texas House passes $1B school-choice legislation backed by bishops (Wall Street Journal)The Texas House has passed legislation establishing a $1-billion education savings account program that will allow 100,000 students to receive $10,000 scholarships to attend independent schools. The Senate has approved the measure, and the governor is expected to sign it. The $10,000 in funding for educational savings accounts is approximately 85% of government per-student funding […]
- Judge bars enforcement of Biden-era regulations against diocese, employer (Religion Clause)A federal judge has permanently halted the enforcement of 2024 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations against the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota, and the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA). Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee, barred the EEOC from enforcing the regulations “in a manner that would require them [the diocese and the CBA] to […]
- USCCB publishes Q and A on immigrant registration (USCCB)The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published a two-page document, in question-and-answer format, on an immigrant registration policy that went into effect on April 11. The document addresses four questions: “What is immigrant registration?”, “What are the registration requirements? “, “What are the penalties for failing to register?”, and “Have there been any […]