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The Diocese of Joliet has released the Diocesan Action Plan for the implementation of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home. In accordance with Laudato Si’, the plan contains seven goals. The second goal is “defense of human life from conception to death, with special attention…

Recently a video began circulating on social media showing a Naperville teen burning a copy of the Holy Quran. Below is an excerpt of the Islamic Center of Naperville’s response to the desecration. “The Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN), unequivocally, condemns all forms of hate, and violence against any human…

City of Jacksonville On August 26, three people were shot to death at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Fla., in a racially motivated hate crime. A letter of solidarity from St. Thomas, signed by Fr. Peter and Jane Barnes (Inclusive Justice Initiative), was sent to the Mayor of Jacksonville,…