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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

RSS Catholic News

  • Most Greenlanders do not wish to become part of United States, priest says (OSV News)
    The pastor of Greenland’s sole Catholic parish said that “most Greenlanders” do not wish to become part of the United States. “People are worried, but they are also very clear: this is our land, our culture, our home,” Father Tomaž Majcen, OFM Conv, said in response to American interest in acquiring the island. The priest […]
  • Papal encouragement for Poland's Three Kings Parades (Vatican News)
    Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, sent a message in Pope Leo’s name to the chairman of the Three Kings Parade Foundation, which organizes Epiphany parades in Poland. The Holy Father, said the prelate, has been “informed about the idea of the Three Kings Parade organized since […]
  • 'Teach us to listen to you each day in the Scriptures,' Pope prays in new video (The Pope Video)
    The Vatican yesterday released a video associated with the January papal prayer intention, prayer with the Word of God. “Teach us to listen to you each day in the Scriptures, to let ourselves be challenged by your voice, and to discern our decisions from the closeness to your Heart,” Pope Leo prayed in the video. […]
  • Cameroon bishop: 'We are not politicians' (Vatican News)
    A prelate in Cameroon emphasized that bishops “are not politicians,” but “speak as shepherds and prophets.” “No bishop will tell you who to vote for,” said Bishop Agapitus Nfon of Kumba. “During election periods, we provide criteria and guidance to help people choose the right leader.” “We call attention to consciences so that citizens can […]
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