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 ...

Father John J. Kilgallon, 81, of Plymouth Meeting, a beloved Catholic priest, educator, and former pastor, died on Dec. 26 ...

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

St. John’s is getting back its engine — just in time for the biggest stretch of this joyride of a season. After missing three of the last four games with a bruised right shoulder he injured on ...

Joy Banner had sought more than $2 million in damages from two St. John the Baptist parish officials — Parish President Jaclyn Hotard and councilmember Michael Wright — who she said blocked ...

(LAI photo illustration) NEW ORLEANS — A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon on a First Amendment case filed by environmental justice activist Joy Banner against St. John the Baptist Parish ...

St. John the Baptist President Jaclyn Hotard, pictured in front of the property where a massive grain terminal with 56 silos was proposed. (LAI photo illustration) NEW ORLEANS — A jury reached a ...

Joy Banner said that she will “absolutely” continue her advocacy at St. John meetings and that the problems with transparency among parish leadership have become a “rallying cry.” ...

(LAI photo illustration) NEW ORLEANS – Evidence unveiled Tuesday in federal court showed St. John the Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard’s family stood to make money from a land deal she ...

Sign up for Verite's free newsletters and get the New Orleans news you need three times a week. A jury reached a verdict Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 29) on a First ...