In January, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would be closing two Catholic schools in the metro-east at the end of the school year — Notre Dame Academy in Belleville and St. Ann Grade ...

Pictured are 18 of 21 clergy who formerly served in the Catholic Diocese of Belleville and who have been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse or misconduct, according to church and state officials.

The public has been hearing about child sex abuse in the Catholic Diocese of Belleville since the early 1990s, when church officials acknowledged that some of its priests had been “credibly ...

Bishop Michael McGovern of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville has removed a priest from ministry due to an allegation made last week of “inappropriate conduct involving a minor.” McGovern made ...

Gregory, a native of Chicago, served as the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville from 1993 to 2004. During his tenure locally, he was elected president of the U.S. Conference of ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. BELLEVILLE — The Catholic Diocese of Belleville said Tuesday it will sell the home its bishops have lived in for 70 years ...

it brought little resolution to a set of uncertainties facing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville. A large group of priests in Southern Illinois has been calling for Bishop Edward Braxton's ...

Bishop Albert Zuroweste purchased the historic home on Centreville Avenue with funds from the diocese in 1948. (photo: Claire Leopold / Nester Realty) Belleville, Ill. — In July, the Catholic ...

In January, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would be closing two Catholic schools in the metro-east at the end of the school year — Notre Dame Academy in Belleville and St. Ann Grade School in ...

BELLEVILLE — Bishop Michael McGovern of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville has removed a priest from ministry due to an allegation made last week of "inappropriate conduct involving a minor." ...