Chicagoland Renew My Church is already bearing fruit Renew My Church has really just started, but it’s already paying dividends with parishes and other Catholic communities such as shrines and missions collaborating more closely in ways big and small to bring the Gospel to their communities.
Chicagoland Local parishioners pray for Las Vegas victims Arlington Heights is about 1,810 miles from Las Vegas, according to Father Matt Foley, pastor of St. James Parish in the Northwest suburb.
U.S. Trump administration expands exemptions on contraceptive mandate The Trump administration Oct. 6 issued interim rules expanding the exemption to the contraceptive mandate for religious employers, such as the Little Sisters of the Poor, who object on moral grounds to covering contraceptive drugs and devices in their employee health insurance.
Chicagoland Governor Rauner signs law allowing public funding of abortions The Catholic Conference of Illinois said it was “deeply disturbed” by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a law that provides taxpayer funding for abortions, among other provisions.
Chicagoland Golden marriages rely on patience, forgiveness The secret to a half-century of marriage is patience, according to several couples who participated in the Sept. 17 Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at Holy Name Cathedral.
U.S. Las Vegas: Trauma real even when not acknowledged, psychologists say The thousands of people at the country music festival Oct. 1 in Las Vegas that turned into the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history are likely to have suffered trauma even if they weren’t wounded — and even if they don’t admit it to anyone, according to psychologists and pastoral counselors interviewed by Catholic News Service.
Chicagoland Dialogue is integral to the church, Cardinal Cupich says Dialogue is not an option for church, Cardinal Cupich said in a Sept. 29 talk at Catholic Theological Union in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Chicagoland Local leaders say people must leave comfort zones to build peace The key to building peaceful communities, speakers at a Catholic Charities event suggested, is to actually live as though everyone in the Chicago area is part of one community.
Chicagoland Catholic schools office unveils new strategic plan The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic Schools is unveiling a new strategic plan that to guide schools through the next four years.
Chicagoland Our Lady of the Angels School fire never forgotten Ninety-five people — 92 students and three teaching nuns — died in the fire that rampaged through the second floor of the north wing of the Our Lady of the Angels School near Hamlin and Chicago avenues, on Dec. 1, 1958.
Chicagoland ‘Crusaders’ boosted subscriptions from 1939 to 1960s Once upon a time, the New World had an army of salespeople on the streets every year.