Photo Gallery Korean community celebrates Lunar New Year Parishioners gathered to celebrate a Korean Lunar New Year Mass for the Departed at Korean Martyrs Mission, 4115 N. Kedvale Ave., on Jan. 29, 2025. The liturgy was in Korean. Following Mass, attendees participated in “eumbok,” a ritual where everyone gathers to eat traditional food prepared and gain the blessings of the ancestors for the year ahead. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Vatican Nothing is worth sacrificing the life of a child, Pope Francis tells world leaders It is unacceptable that a child’s right to life and a dignified childhood should be sacrificed to “the idols” of power, profit, ideology and nationalistic self-interest, Pope Francis told a group of world experts and leaders.
Vatican Religious poverty, chastity, obedience are signs of hope, pope says The way consecrated women and men live their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience can offer light and hope to a world looking for authentic relationships marked by love and self-giving, Pope Francis said.
Vatican Cuba to release 553 prisoners for jubilee at pope’s request Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people currently serving prison sentences.
Vatican Palestinian statehood is ‘the only solution’ to conflict, pope says On the day a ceasefire deal between Hamas militants and Israel went into effect, Pope Francis said he hoped all Israeli and Palestinian political leaders would support dialogue, reconciliation, peace and the existence of two states.
Vatican Hope chosen as theme to celebrate grandparents and elderly during jubilee “Blessed are those who have not lost hope” is the theme for the fifth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be observed in the Catholic Church July 27.
Vatican Pope sends condolences to families, US for midair collision near DC Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington.
Chicagoland Immigrant ministries respond to increased fear, misinformation Leaders of immigrant-to-immigrant ministries in Chicago-area parishes are accompanying families pastorally in an environment of increased fear of deportation among immigrants.
Chicagoland New director for Office for the Protection of Children and Youth More than 20 years after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops established its Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for the Protection of Children and Youth is evolving in the way it safeguards children and vulnerable adults.
Vatican Pope names Consolata Missionary as the first woman dicastery prefect Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, naming her prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.
Chicagoland Josephinum Academy making plans to stay in Wicker Park Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart, a 134-year-old high school for girls, is hoping to take control of its future with an agreement to buy the property on which its facilities stand and launching a capital campaign with a goal of $23 million.