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Mission trips bring youth closer to Christ through service

Teenagers from around the Archdiocese of Chicago spend time every summer getting away from home, not for rest and relaxation, but to help people in need and to focus on their relationship with Christ at the same time. Youth ministers who have led such trips say they see the transformation in the young people they bring over just a few days, both as leaders on their service projects and in their faith.

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Archdiocese ordains three priests for ministry

Cardinal Cupich ordained Conrad E. Espino, 27, from Manila, Philippines, Raymond J. Grieshaber, 38, from Evanston, and John Rahimi, 29, from Palatine, for the Archdiocese of Chicago on June 20, 2026, at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. Each newly ordained priest has completed at least six years of human, spiritual, academic and pastoral formation, which included an exhaustive study of philosophy, Catholic theology, the history of the church and pastoral practice. As part of their seminary education, future priests are assigned to work at parishes, schools and hospitals as they develop their capacity to be shepherds of God’s people. (Karen Callaway, Deacon Randy Belice/Chicago Catholic)

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Survey looks at why more people are entering Catholic Church

A survey of more than 2,100 people across 20 dioceses and archdioceses who came into full communion with the Catholic Church this year found that many of them are looking to satisfy a personal hunger for truth or goodness, and that many are attracted to the stability and wisdom the institutional church.

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Archdiocese dedicates first-ever memorial to those lost to suicide

Family and friends of people who died by suicide now have a memorial in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside that they can visit and remember their loved ones.

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Poor Clares invite women to discern a call to their radical life

For 25 years, a small group of Poor Clare sisters has lived a quiet and enclosed existence in Immaculate Conception Monastery in Palos Park. But in the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, the community is putting out the welcome mat and inviting women to discern a vocation to their way of life.

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Karen Callaway wins national award for Catholic journalism

Chicago Catholic photo editor Karen Callaway received the prestigious St. Francis de Sales Award during the Catholic Media Association’s annual convention on June 19 in Atlantic City.
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St Francis Parish hosts relic of its patron

Parishioners and guests visited a first-class relic of St. Francis of Assisi at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Orland Park following a noon Mass on June 28, 2026. The public could venerate the relic until evening vespers. St. Francis of Assisi Parish is an archdiocesan pilgrimage site for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, observed through Jan. 10, 2027, marking the 800th anniversary of the passing of St. Francis of Assisi, a Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the special Jubilee year inviting the faithful to reflect on the life and enduring legacy of St. Francis whose profound commitment to the Gospel, love for the poor and reverence for all of creation continues to inspire Christians eight centuries later. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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US bishops call for an end to racial bias in immigration enforcement

“As Catholics, we believe that all persons are created in the image and likeness of God and, therefore, grieve all situations where human life is brought to an unnatural end.” With these words, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chairman of the Committee on Migration, begin the pastoral reflection they issued in light of several recent immigration enforcement encounters resulting in the loss of life in the United States.
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Memorial Day Masses remember the fallen

Auxiliary Bishop John Siemianowski celebrates a Memorial Day Mass at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums in Justice on May 25, 2026. The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries hosted its annual field Masses at 21 cemeteries throughout Cook and Lake counties. Guests prayed for peace and honored those who have served this country and remembered the fallen. Active members of the military and veterans received a special blessing during the liturgies followed by the playing of “Taps.” (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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