Chicagoland Cowboy club makes annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe The annual ride to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines by Club Los Vaqueros Unidos is the unofficial kickoff to celebrations leading up to the feast day Dec. 12.
U.S. Four ways to be more attentive this Advent “Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. To the contemporary Catholic, they can also present somewhat of a conundrum.
Chicagoland Parish celebrates Our Lady of Divine Providence Men carry a statue of Our Lady of Divine Providence during the entrance procession as Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 4432 N. Troy St. in Chicago, hosts a special archdiocesan Mass in honor of the feast of the patroness of Puerto Rico on Nov. 16, 2018.
Chicagoland God Squad sets up Nativity in Daley Plaza John Caplis from St. Benedict Parish, 2215 W. Irving Park Road, has a special job. Each Tuesday morning from now until after Christmas, he heads down to Daley Plaza to clean the bird droppings from baby Jesus and the other figures in the Nativity scene.
Chicagoland Renew My Church grouping gathers to help the poor About 70 people, mostly parents with school-age children, made short work of sorting and packing food for Thanksgiving dinner for dozens of families on Nov. 18.
Vatican Pope revamps Vatican City State structures, laws to boost oversight Pope Francis approved a new set of laws concerning the structure and governance of Vatican City State in an effort to simplify the many offices and activities of the world's smallest nation and to boost oversight, transparency and budgetary controls.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago adds 10 names to its list of clergy with substantiated allegations Cardinal Cupich added the names of 10 current and former priests and deacons to its public list of clergy with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse on Nov. 28.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago announces new parish structures for the South Side Renew My Church grouping On Nov. 27, the archdiocese announced new structures for a group of parishes that includes Immaculate Conception parish and school, 2944 E. 88th St.; Our Lady of Guadalupe parish and school, 3200 E. 91st St,; Sacred Heart Croatian parish and school, 2864 E. 96th St.; and St. Michael parish and school, 8237 S. South Shore Drive.
U.S. Three Advent traditions to slow you down Advent, the four-week period preceding Christmas, is a time to slow down as we wait in hopeful expectation for Christ’s coming. It’s a time to take stock of what’s important in our lives, casting away extra commitments and wasted energy we’ve added throughout the year.
U.S. Archbishop Gomez: 'Pray hard' for all affected by Calif. shooting Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez urged those attending a prayer vigil Nov. 8 to honor the memory of the victims killed in a shooting spree the evening before "by living our lives with greater intensity and purpose and with greater love for one another."
U.S. Archival find at Catholic University leads to Kristallnacht remembrance Jews worldwide will remember the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. In a direct German translation, it means "Crystal Night," but it is more commonly thought of as "Night of Broken Glass," as Nazis and their sympathizers rampaged through Nazi Germany — which by this time had absorbed Austria and the Sudetenland — the night of Nov. 9-10, 1938.