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
- New nuncio begins mission in Germany (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen recently began his mission as apostolic nuncio to Germany, the Vatican newspaper reported on September 1. Discussing the prelate’s July 23 meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, L’Osservatore Romano reported: During the cordial conversation, the discussion focused on the role of the Catholic Church in German society, particularly in […]
- Nigerian bishops decry Islamist attack on mosque (Crux)Nigeria’s bishops condemned the abduction of over 60 worshippers from a mosque in Borgu. Residents attributed the abduction to Lakurawa, an affiliate of the Islamic State. “Whether in a mosque, a church, a marketplace, or the quiet of their homes, Nigerians are still being slaughtered, traumatized, and displaced with impunity,” the bishops said in a […]
- Cardinal Czerny marks Amazon apostolate's anniversary, calls for examination of conscience (Vatican News)In among his last actions as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., sent a message to participants in the 25th Inter-Institutional Meeting of the Amazonian Itinerant Team. “A true Christian anniversary must also be an examination of conscience,” said Cardinal Czerny. He added: Where have we been a […]
- Forgive us for turning water into a commodity, Pope prays (CWN)In the video associated with his September prayer intention (for the care of water), Pope Leo XIV prayed, “Forgive us for turning it [water] into a commodity.”