The Rev. Jonathan Bakkelund, 39, of St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva, died early Thursday morning while in hospice care, a church official announced.
Bakkelund had been pastor at St. Peter’s sinc.
The Vatican’s announcement Monday that Roman Catholic priests may bless same-sex relationships was most welcome news to a Chicago-based ministry.
"It's exciting to get such affirming news like this .
Rev. David Engbarth's ministry in Aurora remembered chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(OSV News) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children.The report, unveiled during a May 23 press conference and totaling almost 700 pages, concludes a multi-year investigation launched in 2018 into child sexual abuse by 451 clergy and religious brothers in all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois.Prior to Raoul s investigation, the Catholic dioceses of Illinois publicly listed just 103 credibly accuse