Chicagoland Couples renew vows at Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass On Sept. 16, 489 couples celebrating 50 years of marriage joined Cardinal Cupich at the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at Holy Name Cathedral to renew their vows.
Chicagoland Retreat house has ministry to those recovering from addiction St. Mary’s Retreat House in Lemont, which has been offering respite for the faithful for over 50 years, is seeing new life as volunteers rehab the building and update amenities.
U.S. Chicago-based Catholic Extension starts movement to share hope at difficult time for church Catholic Extension has launched a new social media campaign called #WhyImCatholic to offer "hope and unity" for Catholics by inviting them to share their positive stories about faith and community "during this difficult chapter in the church."
Chicagoland St. Julie Billiart in Tinley Park hosts novena to heal the church of abuse On Sept. 11, 2018, St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park hosted one of the novena Masses sponsored by Mundelein Seminary for the Healing of Our Church. The novena was held from Sept. 7 through Sept. 15 to unite Catholics in prayer for healing, justice and hope in light of the ongoing crisis within the Catholic Church.
Chicagoland St. Florian Parish dedicates adoration chapel Bishop Joseph Perry was the principal celebrant at the dedication of a new adoration chapel in honor of Cardinal Francis George and himself at St. Florian Parish, 13145 S. Houston Ave., on Sept. 16, 2018.
Chicagoland Renew My Church: new parish groupings for Pulaski corridor, Westfield Park The following changes were announced Sept. 22.
Chicagoland Renew My Church: Novena for Oct. 1-2 summit Close to 2,000 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Chicago will take the next step in moving “from maintenance to mission” at the first Renew My Church summit Oct. 1 and 2 at the Rosemont Convention Center.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago announces new parish structures As part of the archdiocese’s revitalization initiative, Renew My Church, the leadership of parishes in the Brighton Park and Calumet City groupings have been meeting to discuss the future church, parish and school structures for their areas. They submitted their feedback to the Archdiocese of Chicago and the final structures have been approved.
Chicagoland Deacons collecting cleaning supplies for Florence recovery When natural disasters strike around the country a group of “second responders” mobilizes in the Archdiocese of Chicago, sending out utility buckets filled with much-needed cleaning supplies to affected areas.
Chicagoland Renew My Church summit to draw all parish leaders Oct. 1-2 Close to 2,000 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Chicago will take the next step in moving “from maintenance to mission” at the first Renew My Church summit Oct. 1 and 2 at the Rosemont Convention Center.
Chicagoland Holy Family Parish donates $103,000 to violence-prevention programs The population of Inverness doesn’t have much in common with the populations of the city’s Austin and Auburn-Gresham neighborhoods, but they are all part of the Chicago area and all brothers and sisters in the Lord.