U.S. Bishops overwhelmingly approve pastoral letter against racism The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter against racism Nov. 14 during their fall general meeting at Baltimore.
Chicagoland CCHD grantee is strengthening community ties in Pilsen In June, when Forbes magazine named Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood as “one of the 12 coolest neighborhoods in the world,” the news was not well received by some residents.
U.S. 90-year-old Rosary maker grows own beads; says 'too few people pray in world' For most of his life, August Bueltel of Savage rarely held a rosary. Now, he grows them. In the backyard of his modest home, the 90-year-old waters and nurtures waist-high plants known as "Job's Tears."
Chicagoland Little Village parishioners pray for victims of violence Parishioners from Assumption, Epiphany, Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Tepeyac and St. Roman parishes in Little Village gathered for Mass and a street procession on Nov. 3, 2018, in remembrance of youth lost to gang violence this year. The event was sponsored by Padres Angeles and Imago Dei, two organizations offering support and accompaniment to families in the Little Village community.
U.S. Catholic organizations urge humane treatment of migrants headed to border As a group from Central America heads to the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the Trump administration is said to be getting ready to send troops to meet them and Catholic groups are asking that the migrants be treated humanely.
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.
Vatican Pope: Christians can’t pick and choose which neighbor to love The commandment to love one’s neighbor does not mean Christians get to choose who gets help and who doesn’t, Pope Francis said. “It is not about pre-selecting my neighbor,” he said. “This isn’t Christian, it is pagan.”
U.S. No Catholic MLKs? There is an enduring myth that African-American Catholics were largely absent from the freedom struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in the legal demise of Jim Crow segregation.
Chicagoland "Theology and Tacos" explores Dia de los Muertos, Halloween Young adults were treated to food and an examination of Dia de los Muertos and Halloween at "Theology and Tacos," an event for young adults held at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W.19th St., on Oct. 22, 2018. The event was as part of the archdiocese's Theology on Tap series.
Chicagoland Abuse victims focus of healing Mass The latest news of dioceses under investigation by civil authorities, dioceses releasing their files related to clergy sexual abuse and the credible allegations of abuse against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick can re-victimize abuse survivors and leave them hurting all over again.