Photo Gallery St. Adalbert Cemetery at 150, important to Polish community Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago marked the 150th anniversary of St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles with an All Souls Day Mass on Nov. 2, 2022 and tours. The cemetery has long been a center of Polish culture in Chicago and his home to several Polish shrines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland DePaul University organizes meeting between Pope Francis, students across Africa University students from 10 countries in Africa met virtually with Pope Francis on Nov. 1 in a webinar organized by DePaul University.
Chicagoland Latest videocast: 30 years of child abuse prevention in the archdiocese On this latest episode we learn about the formation of the archdiocese's abuse protections
U.S. Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado nightclub Catholic leaders have condemned the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that killed at least five people and injured at least 25.
Chicagoland St. Ignatius community gathers to pray for injured hockey players St. Ignatius College Prep students, faculty and staff gathered with community members Nov. 14 at the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road, to pray for members of the school’s JV hockey team who were injured in a bus crash Nov. 12.
Chicagoland Reflections on Christmas draw readers into the season of Jesus’ birth Father John Cusick, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former director of the archdiocese’s Young Adult Ministry office, is the author of “Emmanuel: God-With-Us; Reflections on the Mystery of Christmas” (Corby Books, 2021). He wrote the collection of essays and reflections over his 52 years of priesthood. He never had any intention of publishing many of them, he said; he wrote them for himself, an exercise to help him approach the mystery of Christmas anew each year.
U.S. New York priest, Msgr. John Meier, dies; wrote ‘A Marginal Jew’ YONKERS, N.Y. — A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 22 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers for Msgr. John P. Meier, a Scripture scholar, professor and an indefatigable writer whose book “A Marginal Jew” hit bestseller lists in the 1990s.
Vatican Pope Francis announces global synod meeting will occur over two years Pope Francis is extending the church’s global synod by announcing that a summit of bishops, due to take place in October 2023, will be spread over two years.
Chicagoland Archdiocese adds names to list of clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse The list of clergy members with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor published on the Archdiocese of Chicago’s website grew from 78 to 149 on Oct. 14, after the archdiocese added the names of some priests who were deceased when the archdiocese received allegations against them, along with the names of priests from religious orders or priests from other dioceses who had allegations against them substantiated through their diocesan or religious order process.
U.S. Bishop Seitz criticizes expansion of Title 42 to 'vulnerable' Venezuelans The Biden administration's Oct. 12 decision to apply Title 42 to Venezuelans at the U.S.-Mexico border "will have an immediate impact on our border community," said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso.
Chicagoland Catholic Charities mobilizes to help migrants coming from border When the first two busloads of migrants sent from Texas arrived outside Union Station on the evening of Aug. 31, a consortium of public and non-profit service providers swung into action.