The Midwest Creation Fellowship presents John Dingess on March 9.

St. Thomas More Church in Dalzell is holding its annual ravioli/tortellini fundraiser, ending March 31.

St. John the Baptist School part of larger diocesan plan for academy schools, embraces Classical education

Millbrook United Methodist Church will hosts its annual all-you-can-eat country breakfast and homemade bakery.

Members of St. Charles Episcopal Church were at the Geneva Metra station Wednesday to administer ashes to commuters for Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent.

The president of the Joliet chapter of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition called the Rev. Jesse Jackson “one of the greatest men of our time.”

The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding access to its spectacular terrace and its snack bar in the shadow of Michelangelo’s great dome.

Hope United Methodist Church will host the 110th chicken noodle dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at 2506 Caton Farm Road in Joliet.

Trinity United Church of Christ in La Salle announced a series of ecumenical Lenten programs with churches in the Illinois Valley.

Pope Leo XIV named Spies named apostolic administrator as former Diocese of Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks became the archbishop of New York on Friday.

Bishop Hicks became the archbishop of New York on Friday. He left the Diocese of Joliet, which won't say anything about the transition process.

Event starts at 11 a.m. Sunday at New Cannaanland Christian Church.

Mission Meals dinners are held at St. John’s United Church of Christ Community Center in Mokena, with meals prepared by EggCetera Café.

Wellspring United Methodist Church in Oswego will celebrate its fifth anniversary in February.

The Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton invites the Princeton and surrounding communities to an open house of their new Community Life Center Building on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Speakers at a prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in Crystal Lake Monday tied his message to contemporary times.

Illinois Valley Cursillo will hold an evening of food and fellowship Saturday, Feb. 7 at St. Rose of Lima Parish, the former St. Valentine Church.

The children are collecting donations for a “Joy to the World” Basket from Heifer International.

In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining” peace

A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities going forward.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another

Coal City Methodist Church plans chili supper, senior gathering in January

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence

Aurora’s St. George Byzantine Catholic Church will host the Pilgrimage of the Bishops, including sacred relics of martyred bishops, in January.

United Methodist Church of Geneva will host a candlelit Advent Spiral Walk Sunday as a way for participants to slow down and reflect during the holidays.

The Plano Methodist Church collected over 125 items to be donated to the Kendall County Food Pantry.

67-year-old Kankakee woman Lori Anderson is seeking a kidney donor.

Hicks will remain bishop of the Diocese of Joliet until his installation in New York on Feb. 6.

The Blue Christmas service will be held at the Chapel on the Green, 107 W. Center St., Yorkville.

New York and national Catholic media, along with local Catholics, say they hear Bishop Ron Hicks will be named archbishop in New York.

Evelyn Grace Kamer, a sophomore at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox and member of student council, will portray St. Lucia – also known as the Queen of Light – at the festival.

This is the 21st year the church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego presented this display. It was held during Oswego’s annual Christmas Walk

Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego held its 21st annual display of 60 nativity sets from around the world. There were exhibited Friday evening, Dec. 5, 2025 during the annual Oswego Christmas Walk.

New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City will again host its annual Blue Christmas service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, the the church said in a news release.

The Plano Methodist Church will host its 29th annual cookie walk from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Dec. 13.

The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7.

The Midwest Creation Fellowship presents Duane Caldwell from Rational Faith.com on Dec. 8.

The grand opening of the new community center in Joliet will include tours and refreshments.

A classical string quartet will perform holiday favorites – and thousands of candles will illuminate the concert in Joliet.

Congregation members packed a total of 60 boxes—all filled with toys, clothing, school supplies, and personal hygiene items.

Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist will showcase its 21st annual nativity scene display during Oswego’s Christmas Walk

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary

McHenry County faith leaders from a variety of traditions reflected on gratitude and welcoming strangers at an interfaith Thanksgiving program.

As the country gets ready to gather for Thanksgiving this week, faith leaders from a variety of traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Judaism, reflected on gratitude and welcoming guests at an interfaith program in Crystal Lake.

FaithBridge, a group that encourages interfaith communication, will host its Thanksgiving program, “Welcoming the Stranger,” at 4 p.m. Sunday in Crystal Lake.

The sale will be from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 and feature a variety of Christmas decorations.

Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration

Rabbi Jenny Steinberg-Martinez, who came to Joliet Jewish Congregation in 2020 when Rabbi Charles Rubovits retired, became executive director of Stepping Stones Treatment Center in Joliet on Oct. 15.

After being named in a sexual abuse lawsuit, Geneva's Chapelstreet Church leaders addressed the suit in a letter to members and a video, saying their top concern was for "anyone who may have been harmed" but denying church involvement.

The meal is provided by members from the Plano Methodist Church and the Plano American Legion Auxiliary Post #395.