When the four Catholic churches in Saint Clair merged into St. Clair of Assisi parish in the borough, many in the community were not happy. The Diocese of Allentown arranged that consolidation in 2008 ...

A priest who served two Stark County parishes has been named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City in Iowa.

A Lancaster house that has traditionally been occupied by church clergy could become a home for Catholic students at ...

The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...

The Mass schedule at St. Charles Catholic Church, 31 Cherry Hill St., is as follows: Wednesday through Friday at 9 a.m., ...

An decision by the Diocese of Joliet about church closures in Will County could force the closure of Park Forest’s history ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

A long-awaited plan to develop the prominent Elm Street property where the former St. Mary’s Church is located downtown will ...

A downtown Joliet Catholic church that served the city's Italian population for many decades, St. Anthony's was closed last ...

More churches are shutting their doors in New Jersey. That often means preservation fights and development opportunities.

He completed his seminary studies at the Athenaeum of Ohio Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained in ...