Chicagoland St. Leonard celebrates summer and Jesus at Totus Tuus Children attending Totus Tuus camp at St. Leonard Church in Berwyn pray the rosary on June 27, 2019.
Chicagoland Local woman’s cure leads to Cardinal Newman canonization Pope Francis announced July 1 that he will declare Blessed John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a saint Oct. 13. The cure of a local woman was the second miracle needed for canonization.
U.S. Lavelle's Catholic alma mater cheers her goals, team's World Cup victory Rose Lavelle skyrocketed from a star player, loping across the soccer fields at her Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati, to a superstar, scoring three goals for the U.S. women's team at the World Cup and winning the Bronze Ball as the third-best player in the tournament.
Chicagoland Little Village street Masses bring message of peace, hope St. Agnes of Bohemia Church is holding street Masses throughout June and July in an effort to bring the Gospel message of peace and hope to the streets of the Little Village neighborhood.
Chicagoland Genocide survivor shares message of forgiveness with young adults Immaculée Ilibagiza was a 22-year-old college student when up to a million Rwandans were killed in a genocide over three months in 1994, younger than most of the 400 or so people who came to hear her speak at the Theology on Tap Chicago kickoff event June 20.
U.S. ‘Dangerous’ bill on seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved by its sponsor amid a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.
U.S. Catholic leaders object to proposal to block immigrants' housing access The chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees said July 3 they oppose a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that they say would lead to separation or housing instability for many families.
Chicagoland Groups meet to sign annual CCHD grant agreements For the representatives of 13 organizations that will receive money from the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Catholic Campaign for Human Development, a June 27 grant award meeting offered more than a chance to sign their agreements.
U.S. U.S. bishops join pope reacting to photos of drowned migrant father, child U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico.
Chicagoland Archdiocese releases review of abuse-prevention policies, procedures A review of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s policies and procedures on the prevention of sexual abuse of minors, the way the archdiocese reports and investigates allegations and how it supports victims showed many strengths, as well some areas that could be improved.
Chicagoland Group ‘reclaims’ neighborhood around St. Rita of Cascia Parish Cardinal Cupich called the results obtained so far by the Southwest Organizing Project’s Reclaiming Project a miracle.