SPRINGFIELD — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield introduced Tuesday not only a new executive director, but a new focus for its Catholic Charities Agency following the end of its refugee ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Diocese of Springfield has announced the appointment of Wilbraham resident Christine Peyman as its new assistant director of development. City Council President Salem ...

McDonnell, a native New Yorker, took over the Diocese of Springfield in 2004 on short notice. Bishop Thomas L. Dupre resigned ...

Around 2,000 supporters attended an anti-abortion rally and march at the Illinois state Capitol on March 25. Among the speakers were former Illinois state representative and gubernatorial candidate ...

The lawsuit claims the Illinois Human Rights Act forces religious organizations to hire employees who do not share their beliefs on abortion. The organizations argue they should have the right to hire ...

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, recently received a 4,211-pound donation of food from Catholic Charities USA, according to a community announcement. The donation, delivered by ...

All Roman Catholics across the Springfield diocese are obligated to attend Mass in person on Sundays and holy days of obligation starting this weekend, said Bishop Thomas John Paprocki. Paprocki's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/AP)—Robert Prevost was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV. In his first words ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Shaina Rodriguez’s passion for helping those in need led her to western Massachusetts, where Bishop Byrne and the Diocese of Springfield introduced her as the new Executive ...

SPRINGFIELD — Bishop Thomas John Paprocki on Saturday said Catholics are "dispensed from their obligation" to attend Sunday Mass until further notice because of the coronavirus. "Bishop Paprocki and ...