Vatican COVID pandemic should raise questions about faith, pope says Besides the immediate considerations of trying to stay healthy, to mourn the dead and protect others, the coronavirus pandemic should be prompting Christians to reflect on their faith, Pope Francis wrote.
Chicagoland Father Donald Senior reflects on 60 years of religious life Chicago Catholic Scripture columnist Passionist Father Donald Senior is celebrating his 60th anniversary of religious life this year, and what a full 60 years it has been.
Chicagoland Pioneering Sr. Carol Frances Jegen dies BVM Sister Carol Frances (Julia Anna) Jegen, 94, died July 7 in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 94.
Chicagoland Bishops offer action steps to address issues of racism When a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd on May 25, a wave of protests demanding racial justice broke out around the country and world.
Chicagoland Pandemic forces new ways of doing confirmation, first Communions When the Archdiocese of Chicago notified parishes in late June that those certified for public Masses could begin planning socially distanced first Communions, confirmations and receptions into the Catholic Church, pastors and their teams swung into action.
Chicagoland Archdiocese accelerating Renew My Church discernment process As a result of the financial implications of the pandemic, the archdiocese is accelerating the Renew My Church process. It is adding more parishes to the wave 4 discernment process and will finish the process a year earlier than planned.
Chicagoland Renew My Church: New round of unified parishes began July 1 July 1 ushered in big changes to wave 3 of the Renew My Church process, with unifications and other structural changes happening across the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Chicagoland St. Joseph Parish offers drive-in Mass for vulnerable parishioners Every Sunday morning shortly before 7 a.m., cars begin arriving in the parking lots next to St. Joseph Church in Libertyville. But instead of getting out of their vehicles and heading inside the church for Mass, the people stay in their cars, tune their radios to 87.9 FM and get ready for the liturgy to begin.
U.S. Catholic Extension: $1,000 each for 1,000 nuns to allay COVID-19 impacts After the success of a pair of pilot programs this spring, a nationwide “Sisters on the Frontlines” fundraising effort aims to give 1,000 sisters $1,000 each to help blunt the negative effects of the coronavirus on some of the United States’ most vulnerable people.
Chicagoland Online forum discusses barriers to affordable housing in Chicago Chicago’s history of racist housing structures has contributed to an ongoing crisis of affordable and accessible housing, according to speakers at “Chicago’s Housing Crisis: A Catholic Response.”
Chicagoland With new rules in place, parishes reopen for Masses When Doug and Bernice Benker learned that their parish, St. Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills, was going to open its doors for Masses the weekend of June 6-7, they were among the first to register.