Thank You
Your registration has been accepted for the Illinois Catholic Health Association’s short online course for chaplains on the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. Within 5 days you will receive an email from The National Catholic Bioethics Center with the information you will need to access their website to download and complete the 6 learning modules.
Thank you for your participation in this program, and thank you for the service you render to those in our Catholic healthcare facilities in the Province of Illinois.
Patrick Cacchione
Executive Director
Catholic News
- Woman stabbed while praying Rosary in Irish parish (Waterford Live)A woman was seriously injured when she was stabbed during the recitation of the Rosary at a church in Tramore, Ireland. The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore issued a statement praising the “courage and presence of mind shown by the parishioners who assisted during this frightening incident. We also thank the priests of the parish […]
- Cardinal Zuppi appeals for calm as protests erupt in Bologna (Faro di Roma)Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi of Bologna appealed for calm after protests erupted in the Italian city following the death of a Moroccan immigrant under police restraint. Lamenting hatred and violence, Cardinal Zuppi offered prayers for the person who lost his life and called for respect for the law and institutions. He appealed to the faithful […]
- Maronite Patriarch calls for prayer as Lebanon's president meets with President Trump (OSV News)The Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church called for prayer as President Joseph Aoun traveled to Washington to meet with President Trump, amid the Lebanon war. “However severe the crises facing Lebanon may become, this country is not lost as long as God accompanies it,” said Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M. “We pray for Lebanon […]
- Cardinal Gracias calls on Asia's bishops to be bridge builders (Catholic Connect)Cardinal Oswald Gracias called on Asia’s bishops to “become bridge builders—to become bridges ourselves.” “We are called to connect people, bring them closer together, reconcile differences, resolve conflicts, and help build peace in the world,” Cardinal Gracias preached at the opening Mass of the plenary assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). “This […]