Photo Gallery St. Julie Billiart Parish welcomes Vietnamese Catholics Parishioners at St. Julie Billiart Church in Tinley Park celebrated Mother’s Day for the Vietnamese community at their parish on May 8, 2022. After Mass, a celebration of Vietnamese food, music and games were enjoyed on the parish grounds. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland Nazareth Academy teacher wins Golden Apple award When Nazareth Academy English teacher Amelia García became one of 10 Illinois teachers to receive a 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, she might have been the most surprised person in the room.
U.S. St. Gianna's daughter planning to open spiritual pilgrimage center in Springfield Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, a pediatrician and daughter of Italian St. Gianna Beretta Molla, plans to open an international pilgrimage site and center in Springfield to help spread knowledge of and devotion to her parents and promote marriage and family life.
Photo Gallery Mothers and those expecting honored at Mass Bishop Robert Lombardo was the main celebrant during a special Mass on Mother’s Day for Expectant Mothers at St. Joseph Parish, 1723 W. 48th St., on May 8, 2022. At the Mass, Bishop Lombardo gave a special blessing to all mothers. White roses were given to all those awaiting the birth of a child. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Photo Gallery Dinner celebrates Mundelein Seminary's 100th anniversary The University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary hosted “An Evening of Tribute” as part of its Centennial Celebration of Mundelein events on April 21, 2022 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Chicago. This year’s “As Those Who Serve” award was presented posthumously to Cardinal George Mundelein, who founded the seminary. Men from dioceses around the country attend Mundelein Seminary to prepare for priesthood. (Deacon Randy Belice/USML)
Chicagoland Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York On Saturday, May 14, a gunman used an AR-15, high-capacity assault weapon to murder 10 Black Americans at a Buffalo grocery store, wounding two bystanders. Many of his victims were near or beyond retirement age, including Pearl Young, 77, a grandmother of eight who taught Sunday school, and Katherine Massey, 72, a civil-rights advocate who had written in favor of stronger gun-safety laws.
International Citing ‘police state,’ Cardinal Bo urges prayers for Hong Kong Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, urged prayers for Hong Kong after the detention of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun.
Other Authors His memory is a blessing In the Jewish tradition, when we say, “May his memory be a blessing,” we intend something specific. When a person has lived well and righteously, his life conduct and behavior is instructive and inspiring.
Photo Gallery Cardinal Cupich welcomes new Catholics at the Easter Vigil Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant during the Easter Vigil Mass with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at Holy Name Cathedral on April 16, 2022. People from Holy Name Cathedral Parish became full members of the Catholic Church during the celebration by receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, as part of the RCIA process. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Photo Gallery Annual Via Crucis returns after pandemic Parishes throughout the archdiocese mark Good Friday by holding a Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, through their neighborhoods. During the pandemic, many were put on hold but this year many returned for Good Friday April 15, 2022. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park held their Via Crucis indoors because of a threat of bad weather. St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish held its first procession in decades. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
U.S. Cardinal urges reflection on ‘weighty moral question’ of capital punishment Marking Good Friday, the most solemn day in the church calendar, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington venerated the cross of Jesus and urged the faithful to “consider carefully the impact that capital punishment has on us as a society. On this day, when we must all acknowledge that we have all been set free through the death of one who was truly and perfectly innocent, should we not consider working for a society made more humane by disallowing yet one more act of violence?” he asked.