Chicagoland Mundelein first seminary to have solar array on campus If you wanted to start with an awful pun, you could say the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary has seen the light when it comes to solar power.
Chicagoland Book by Marian Catholic senior encourages girls to love themselves When Marian Catholic senior Tamera Elyse Trimuel was just 9 years old, she started her own business, Tamera’s Treasures, for which she created custom-made tiara treasure boxes to remind girls to “treasure the girl in you.”
Vatican Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
Vatican Pope Francis: King’s ‘vision of harmony, equality for all’ remains timely With “social injustice, division and conflict” threatening the common good, people need to rediscover and recommit to the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to work nonviolently for harmony and equality for all, Pope Francis said.
Chicagoland St. Clement mother authors children’s book on daughter’s alopecia When Paula Quinn’s daughter Rosie was 2½, she lost her hair over a period of just three weeks. The family soon learned that Rosie had alopecia, a condition that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago announces four schools will close and two unite end of 2020/2021 academic year The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Jan. 21 that four Catholic schools will close and two will consolidate operations at the end of this school year, effective June 30, 2021.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago provides updates on five Renew My Church groupings The Archdiocese of Chicago announced updates on the Edens Valley and Logan Square/Avondale Renew My Church groupings on Jan. 20.
U.S. Fired EWTN host: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ talking about race Gloria Purvis, who was told after the Dec. 30 broadcast of the EWTN radio show “Morning Glory” that the show was canceled effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd last May.
Vatican Pope Francis announces yearlong reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.
Chicagoland Pandemic alters feast day celebrations at Guadalupe shrine Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrations for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe were cancelled at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
U.S. Bishops: Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity,’ supports the common good WASHINGTON — The “gravity” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and “the lack of availability of alternative vaccines,” are “sufficiently serious” reasons to accept the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ doctrine and pro-life committees said Dec. 14.