Photo Gallery Archdiocesan Catholics pray for life In conjunction with the USCCB Pro-life Secretariat, Auxiliary Bishop Mark Bartosic and other bishops and priests from the archdiocese, led a holy hour for life from 7 p.m. Jan. 19 until 7 a.m. Jan. 20, 2023, at the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This national prayer event led up tp the morning of the national March for Life. (Cyndy Flores-Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland New video series hopes to evangelize through stained glass windows Perhaps the first thing that visitors to St. Mary of the Woods Church see is the walls of windows, meant to make the congregation feel as though they are really in the woods, with images of Mary peeking out at them from among the branches and leaves.
Photo Gallery Oak Lawn churches pray for Christian unity Members of Christian churches in Oak Lawn gathered Jan. 19, 2023, at St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish to pray together during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Started in 1908, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually around the world. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches annually select ecumenical leaders from various geographical regions to prepare the theme and text for the week of prayer. This year's theme is from Isaiah 1:17, "Do good; seek justice‚" and was developed with the assistance of a group of Christians in Minnesota convened by the Minnesota Council of Churches in the wake of George Floyd's murder. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland Young adults invited to join World Youth Day pilgrimage to Portugal The Archdiocese of Chicago is inviting young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to participate in its joint pilgrimage with the Diocese of Joliet to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Chicagoland Mundelein Seminary’s annual basketball tournament returns At first glance, the basketball tournament held in the gym at Mundelein Seminary the weekend of Jan. 29 looked like any other amateur men’s league, but there was one difference — all the players were discerning a call to the priesthood.
Vatican Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.
Vatican ‘The future is in your hands,’ pope tells Congolese young people The hands that will save Congo and build a future worthy of its people belong to the Congolese people, to each one of them, but especially the young, Pope Francis said.
Vatican Sinner and sage: Despite troubled life, Caravaggio mastered spiritual meanings Considered one of Caravaggio’s best masterpieces, “The Entombment of Christ” was covetously confiscated by the French for its newly opened Louvre Museum as Napoleon swept down the Italian peninsula in the late 18th century.
Vatican Pope preaches peace, cooperation, resilience to a Congo ‘gasping for breath’ The people of Congo are more precious than any of the gems or minerals found in the earth beneath their feet, yet they have been slaughtered by warmongers and exploited by prospectors, Pope Francis said.
Chicagoland Archdiocese releases updates on Renew My Church groupings The Archdiocese of Chicago released updates on four Renew My Church groupings between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28.
Chicagoland Local Catholic honored for fundraising efforts to restore Notre Dame Cathedral The first time Carla Knorowski visited Paris, she fell in love with the city. It was more than 40 years ago, and she was backpacking through Europe with college friends. Their first full day in the French capital was a Sunday, and they attended Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.