Illinois Gets Sued Over “Physician-Assisted Suicide” Law

Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

On August 11, 2026, the Thomas More Society, a Chicago non-profit law firm, issued a press release announcing a formal lawsuit against the State of Illinois on behalf of Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, the Lutheran Care Center, and four Illinois physicians.

The lawsuit is formally asking a federal court to block the Physician-Assisted Suicide Law, which goes into effect on September 12^th, due to the fact that it would legally require “doctors to tout the ‘benefits’ of killing oneself, refer patients to die, and falsify death certificates.”… Continue Reading

SPOTLIGHT: Bishop Paprocki and Attorney Brejcha on Rotunda Nativity Scene

Written by David E. Smith

As the new year approaches, we close out 2021 with a nativity-focused edition of Spotlight. In our first segment, we feature the homily given by the Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Springfield Diocese, at the blessing of the nativity scene displayed in the Capitol rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse. The nativity crèche is a public expression of Christian faith and is presented, through private funding, by the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee.… Continue Reading