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Chicago archdiocese will continue to require masks in schools, while other Illinois dioceses drop requirement 

February 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Denver Newsroom, Feb 7, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Following an Illinois judge’s Friday ruling that nullified a statewide mask mandate for schools, the superintendent of schools for the Chicago archdiocese says masks will continue … […]

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Former priest withdraws pleas over child sex abuse after judge’s rejection of sentencing agreement

January 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Detroit, Mich., Jan 12, 2022 / 16:39 pm (CNA).
Gary Berthiaume, a former priest, withdrew his guilty pleas after being sentenced to spend up to 15 years in prison on charges he sexually abused at least three boys…. […]

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Monks bow out of Illinois Catholic school after controversy over coach in same-sex union

January 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

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Joliet, Ill., Jan 6, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
After a Chicago-area Catholic high school bowed to protests and hired a lacrosse coach in a same-sex marriage, the Benedictine monks who spon… […]

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Catholic school in Illinois hires coach in same-sex marriage, reversing earlier decision

September 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Joliet, Ill., Sep 24, 2021 / 11:17 am (CNA).
A Catholic school in suburban Chicago this week reversed a previous decision not to hire a coach who is civilly married to a person of the sa… […]

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