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
- Bolivian VP, Pontiff discuss ecology, social justice (Vatican Press Office)Pope Francis received David Choquehuanca, the vice president of Bolivia, on November 29. “We discussed Climate Change, the care of Mother Earth and the importance of Social Justice for the peoples of the world,” Choquehuanca stated on his Facebook page. Choquehuanca also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope’s Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul […]
- 'Do no harm, take care, heal': papal warning against discarding human life (Vatican Press Office)Reflecting on the classical adage primum non nocere, secundum cavere, tertium sanare [first not to harm, second to take care, third to heal], Pope Francis warned against the discarding of human life. “Dear friends, classical wisdom today encounters a rapidly developing technology, which must never proceed without deontology,” Pope Francis said on November 29 to […]
- Ontario's euthanasia regulators have failed to refer over 400 'compliance issues' to law enforcement, report charges (New Atlantis)The chief coroner’s office in the Canadian province of Ontario has identified 428 “compliance issues” with euthanasia law since 2018, but has failed to refer them to law enforcement for investigation, The New Atlantis, citing leaked documents, has reported. “After more than 400 identified issues with compliance, ranging from broken safeguards to patients who were […]
- Papal praise for Hindu spiritual leader's legacy, call to promote common values (Vatican Press Office)Pope Francis received swamis from Sivagiri Mutt, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Kerala, India, as they took part in a conference marking the 100th anniversary of Narayana Guru’s first All Religions’ Conference. “Sree Narayana Guru dedicated his life to promoting a social and religious awakening by his clear message that all human beings, regardless of […]