The Church respects the different areas of education that contribute to the well being of society. There’s a convergence of faith and reason in higher education. Higher education has to have high standards, while the bishops also feel that Catholic schools should not only be for the rich.

Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 11

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions. Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes &amp; 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools &amp; 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 11

Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 11