Chicagoland Local priests reflect on own experiences with church fires in wake of Notre Dame When he saw the flames leaping from the roof of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris April 15, Monsignor Daniel Mayall was transported back to the early morning of Feb. 4, 2009.
Chicagoland Father Graf reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río Two days after being reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río Parish, Father Gary Graf stood outside the doors of Maternity BVM School to greet families and staff.
Chicagoland Altar server appreciation Mass Bishop John Manz was the main celebrant for a Vicariate IV Altar Server Appreciation Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Melrose Park on March 30, 2019.
Chicagoland It's in the cards for woman religious who threw perfect pitch The perfect pitch Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw prior to a Chicago White Sox game last summer not only went viral but is still out of the park. First, there was a bobblehead in her image and now, she has her own baseball card.
Chicagoland Family Congress unites Polish Catholics during Lent More than 1,000 people filled St. Albert the Great Church in Burbank when Franciscan Father Lukasz Buksa, from the Archdiocese of Krakow, Poland, joined Cardinal Cupich in leading Stations of the Cross for confirmation students on March 29.
Vatican Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering, war VATICAN CITY — God does not play favorites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan’s Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.
U.S. Lent: Guided meditation on the seven last words of Christ Holy Week invites us to walk through the sufferings of Christ. Christ said very little when he was betrayed. He did not attempt to defend himself, but “humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8).
U.S. Volunteering: Glorifying the Lord through service to others At the end of Mass, we are blessed and sent “in peace to love and serve the Lord.” But how are we to be disciples of Christ in everyday life, outside of Mass?
U.S. Extension begins crowdfunding campaign for Texas migrant shelter on border Chicago-based Catholic Extension has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $25,000 for a new emergency migrant shelter at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.
Vatican Church, world need the gifts, enthusiasm of young people, pope says The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is "holy ground" that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis wrote in a new apostolic exhortation.
Vatican Vatican cookbook offers rare collection of recipes, history, photos During an era in which coffee-table books collect dust while handheld social media consumes idle time, there seems little need for another large hardback to join the lot on bookstore discount shelves. But "The Vatican Cookbook" stands out as an extraordinary and remarkable collection holding within its pages 500 years of recipes, history and photographs.