Bristol parish to have new neighbor to south

Karen Mahoney reports, special to our Catholic Herald. Bristol is in Kenosha County, on the border with Lake County, Illinois. The Archdiocese of Chicago is planning a new parish for Lake County.

"I realize that historically, this invisible state line really has separated people who have all the same kinds of needs and we try to satisfy them ourselves," said Fr. Jamnicky. "But with more sharing and dialogue, we could meet each other's needs."

At least needs for more sharing and dialogue. But let's look ahead. If people live in one archdiocese and belong to a parish in another, which one will grant their annulments?