News Releases

Recently, there have been several reports about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and its status as a Holy Day of Obligation in the media.

En las próximas semanas, nuestras parroquias realizarán la colecta anual del Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos. Esta campaña es crucial, ya que beneficia a más de 24.000 hermanas, hermanos y sacerdotes de órdenes religiosas de edad avanzada que han sido fieles ministros dentro de la Iglesia, dedicando su vida al servicio.

Pronto nuestra diócesis realizara la colecta para la Campana Católica para el Desarrollo Humano (CCHD). El apoyo de ustedes a esta colecta ocasiona cambios en comunidades en todo el país y empodera a aquellos que viven en pobreza para transformar sus comunidades en un reflejo del Reino de Dios.

Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Dennis E. Spies as the new Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois. Most recently, Father Dennis has been serving as the Vicar for Clergy in the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois

As part of an on-going, three-year restructuring process within the Diocese of Joliet, on January 25, 2024, Bishop Hicks decreed the extinction of four parishes in Joliet: St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St. Bernard, and St. Mary Magdalene.

On July 18, 2024, Bishop Hicks celebrated a mass in Indianapolis, IN during the eucharistic Congress. View the full mass and the homily here!

Bishop Hicks sends this picture of him and Diocese of Joliet parishioners in Indianapolis!

On Wednesday, May 23, Bishop Hicks formally blessed the St. Gianna Shrine at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Yorkville as a diocesan shrine, commissioning it as a place of healing and evangelization. St. Gianna Molla's daughter, Dr. Gianna Emanuela, was present for the ceremony.

This past Saturday, June 1, over 1200 teens and chaperones gathered for the Joliet Youth Day as part of our 75th anniversary celebration! The day was filled with music, engaging speakers, and the sacraments.

Today the Diocese of Joliet celebrated Bishop Hicks’ 30th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Bishop Hicks was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1994, by the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. Click below to read the tribute to Bishop Hicks by the employees of the Diocesan Blanchette Center in honor of this significant milestone.