International Bethlehem family feels the pull of living in the town of Jesus' birth Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to the corner market for their mother, but the town where Jesus was born.
U.S. Advent: Jesus shows us how to prepare Jesus loves you. And he wants you to triumph; he won’t let you fail. He gives you all the tools you need to be with him for eternity in paradise.
Vatican Pope tells Jesuits he is 'scandalized' by anti-migrant rhetoric Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was "scandalized" by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he is convinced people are being manipulated into thinking the only way they can preserve their lifestyles is by building walls.
Chicagoland Parishes, organizations band together to provide food to those in need Groups and organizations in Maywood provided food and turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
U.S. Muslim, Catholic traditions “must include the desire to get to know the other,” Cardinal Cupich says Cardinal Cupich and Daoud Casewit, president of American Islamic College in Chicago, came together at the University of Notre Dame on Nov. 20 commemorate the 800th anniversary of the meeting of Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil of Egypt and St. Francis of Assisi.
U.S. New bishop for Diocese of Gary Pope Francis has named Msgr. Robert J. McClory, rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan, to head the Diocese of Gary, Indiana.
Vatican Vatican dicastery announces formation of new youth advisory body The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life announced it is setting up a specialized team of young Catholic leaders as advisers. The new international advisory body was established following a proposal in the final document of the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment. The Vatican made the announcement Nov. 24, the feast of Christ the King.
U.S. Bishops listen to grim landscape of policy on the immigration front In a wide-ranging report on immigration Nov. 12, U.S. bishops heard a grim landscape facing immigrants and refugees trying to find shelter in the United States. But they also heard of the wide network of Catholic organizations trying to help, even as they, too, face challenges.
Chicagoland Food pantries help others during holiday season Is your parish having a food drive this year? What about your school, or service organization like Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts? You’re not alone.
U.S. 'Faithful Citizenship' materials reflect pope's ongoing teaching Current issues of the day and references to the teachings of Pope Francis can be found throughout the materials approved by the U.S. bishops to supplement their existing document on Catholic participation in public life.
U.S. Pastoral against racism is starting conversations, healing, bishops told One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly just sitting on a shelf but is the basis for listening sessions in dioceses around the country and is an educational tool for individuals, schools and parishes, the bishops were told Nov. 13.