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
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- Program announced for Pope's apostolic journey to South America (Vatican Press Office)The Holy See Press Office released the program of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru (November 6-17). The Pontiff is scheduled to deliver 13 homilies and 16 addresses during his journey, which will take him to 15 cities.
- Former Vatican official transferred to huge Mexican archdiocese (Vatican Press Office)Pope Leo XIV transferred Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong from a large Mexican archdiocese to an even larger one. In 2013, Pope Francis named Patrón Wong the secretary for seminaries in the Dicastery of the Clergy, only one year after his installation as bishop of Papantla, Mexico. In 2021, Pope Francis named Archbishop Patrón Wong […]
- Philippine cardinal calls for enactment of law against political dynasties (CBCP News)Cardinal Pablo Vigilio David of Kalookan called upon Philippine lawmakers to enact a law against political dynasties. The nation’s 1987 constitution called on Congress to enact such a law, but offered no deadline. In a recent ruling, the nation’s Supreme Court urged Congress to fulfill its constitutional duty. “Congress, the Supreme Court has spoken,” said […]