Thursday, February 14, 2013
The diocese, joined by Catholic Charities and the Springfield diocese, wanted to be exempt from a mandate that it must provide employee insurance that funds birth control and sterilization.
A lawsuit seeking to exempt the Catholic Diocese of Joliet and others from having to comply with a federal law mandating that its employee health insurance cover contraception and sterilization costs has been rejected by a federal judge. The diocese, which was joined in the suit by the Diocese of Springfield and Catholic Charities in Chicago, Joliet and Springfield, argued that the mandate violated the organizations' 1st Amendment rights guaranteeing religious freedom. According to a story published by the Catholic Conference of Illlinois, U.S. Judge John Darrow's ruling rejected the organizations' arguments. "Darrah stated the plaintiffs have no standing since religious organizations have been granted a 'safe harbor' until Aug. 1, 2013, …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The last pope to step down was Gregory XII in 1415, who did so to end a civil war within the church.
Some Catholics reacted with shock Monday as Pope Benedict XVI announced his plans to resign on Feb. 28, 2013. The resignation comes during Lent, a time of penance and the liturgical season leading up to Christianity’s most important holiday, Easter. Read: Pope Benedict to Resign With his announcement, Benedict becomes the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. On Monday, Diocese of Joliet Bishop Daniel Conlon expressed surprise at the pope’s decision. “Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign comes as a surprise to all of us. Yet, it is consistent with the humble disposition that I have come to recognize in him, both in my brief personal encounters with him and in his deportment generally as earthly shepherd of the Church,” Conlon said in…
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Bishop Joseph M. Siegel will serve as the diocese's caretaker until a replacement for Bishop J. Peter Sartain can be named.
Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, who once served as a parochial vicar for St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield, has been named administrator for the Diocese of Joliet. He will assume many of the powers and obligations previously handled by Bishop J. Peter Sartain, who headed the Joliet diocese for four years until his appointment as archbishop for the Archdiocese of Seattle, according to a Diocese of Joliet release. Sartain was installed in that new position on Dec. 1. Siegel, 47, was elected by the College of Consultors on Dec. 3. Under church law, the college must convene within eight days after a diocese loses its bishop through death, resignation or transfer, the release said. As the diocesean administrator, Siegel's role will be as a …
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amy glover
5:07 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
your employeers religious beliefs should not be imposed on you. What if your employeers religion don't want ins that covers blood transfusions or cancer drugs... more ›