ICHA Executive Director’s Report – December 2015
RECENT ACTIVITIES For the final quarter of 2015, ICHA’s Executive Director continued to meet individually with leadership and is responding to various challenges facing Catholic healthcare in Illinois and at the federal level. These challenges include implementing...
ICHA Executive Director’s Report – October 2015
RECENT ACTIVITIES During the third quarter of 2015 ICHA’s Executive Director continued to meet individually with leadership and is responding to various challenges facing Catholic healthcare in Illinois. The Executive Director also published an article in Health...
ICHA 2015 Annual Meeting
Here is the agenda and registration form for ICHA's 2015 Annual Meeting. Info_for_ICHA_2015_Fall_Meeting
IL Catholic hospitals ‘relieved’ over demise of CA physician-assisted suicide bill, warn of future efforts
The Illinois Catholic Health Association released the following press release today. Illinois Catholic Health Association relieved over roadblock to physician-assisted suicide movement CHICAGO – The board of directors of the Illinois Catholic Health Association today...
Executive Director’s Report – June, 2015
RECENT ACTIVITIES The second quarter of 2015, ICHA’s Executive Director continued to meet individually with leadership and is responding to various challenges facing Catholic healthcare in Illinois. The greatest challenge has been a bill sponsored by the ACLU to amend...
The passing of Francis Cardinal George
The staff of ICHA and its Board of Directors are greatly saddened by the news of the death of Cardinal George. Francis Cardinal George was a steadfast supporter and leader of Catholic healthcare in Illinois. He was instrumental in strengthening the Illinois Catholic...
ICHA 2015 Annual Meeting
ICHA's Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015
ICHA Board of Director’s Statement on Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget
Illinois Catholic health and social service agencies have a major, positive impact on the quality of life for many citizens in Illinois. • 44 Catholic hospitals, 22 nursing facilities and 26 other Catholic sponsored services organizations including hospice, home...
Executive Director’s Report – March, 2015
RECENT ACTIVITIES For the first quarter of 2015, ICHA’s Executive Director continued to meet individually with leadership and is responding to various challenges facing Catholic healthcare in Illinois and at the federal level. These challenges include advocating for...
Executive Director’s Report, January 2015
RECENT ACTIVITIES For the final quarter of 2014, ICHA’s Executive Director continued to meet individually with leadership and is responding to various challenges facing Catholic healthcare in Illinois and at the federal level. These challenges include implementing...
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Catholic News
- Schedule announced for February papal visit to Bari (Vatican Press Office)Pope Francis will visit the southern Italian city on February 23 to meet with Mediterranean bishops.
- 'Provide basic services to migrants,' Caritas urges nations at migration forum (Caritas Internationalis)Caritas Internationalis is the Church’s federation of relief and development agencies; the Global Forum on Migration and Development is taking place in Ecuador.
- Serve mothers in need, USCCB committee chairman says in Roe anniversary statement (USCCB)“As the Church and growing numbers of pro-life Americans continue to advocate for women and children in courthouses and legislatures, the Church’s pastoral response is focused on the needs of women facing pregnancies in challenging circumstances,” said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City (KS), chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. “While this […]
- Pope, in general audience, reflects on hospitality and Christian unity (Vatican News)“They showed us unusual kindness“ (cf. Acts 28:2) is the theme of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. “Hospitality is an important ecumenical virtue, which is open to listening to the experience that other Christians have of God,” in the words of the Vatican summary of the Pope’s January 22 remarks. “When we […]