Chicagoland ‘Dedicated and devoted priest’ dies Father Ron Lewinski, 71, died unexpectedly on July 19 in the rectory at St. Theresa Parish, Palatine. Ordained in 1972, he was co-director of the archdiocese’s Department of Parish Vitality and Mission.
Chicagoland Catholic Charities’ campaign asks ‘Who is your neighbor?’ To mark its 100th anniversary, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago launched a media awareness campaign centered on the parable of the Good Samaritan that is running advertisements on radio, billboards, CTA buses and L stations, newspapers and social media.
Chicagoland Annual priests assignments announced Cardinal Cupich approved the following appointments, which are effective July 1, 2017, unless noted otherwise.
Chicagoland Miracles inherent to any canonization, Chicago native says Sometimes, it takes a miracle. And sometimes, that’s what you get.
Chicagoland Theology on Tap kickoff Young adults attend the kick off of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s revamped Theology on Tap on July 10 at Old Crow Smokehouse in the city’s River North neighborhood.
Chicagoland Mount Carmel alum writes a ‘fictionalized memoir’ of his days at the school Larry Norris was a freshman at Mount Carmel High School in 1967-1968. He recalls that history 50 years later in “The Brown and White” (2016, Sporting Chance Press), a “fictionalized memoir.”
U.S. Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others.
U.S. Four-day convocation in Orlando called ‘a journey’ for U.S. church Theirs was a monumental responsibility: shepherding lay leaders, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, religious, deacons, musicians, event staff and a legion of volunteers at the historic “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” July 1-4 in Orlando.
U.S. Will there be due process for immigrants? With all the attention given to the Supreme Court’s notice on June 26 that it will hear cases challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban, an important development on the same day in another significant immigration case was a bit lost.
Chicagoland Chicago Catholic launches new website The new Chicago Catholic website launched July 6. It’s designed to make it easier for readers to navigate and find the stories they want to read and the information needed on both desktop and mobile platforms.
Chicagoland New Illinois budget covers services to the poor On July 6, Illinois lawmakers ended a record-setting, two-year budget impasse by overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a spending plan and an income tax increase.