Chicagoland Remembering Bishop Sheil and the Catholic Youth Organization When Auxiliary Bishop Bernard Sheil was a young priest working as a chaplain at the Cook County Jail he saw a great need to provide an outlet for at-risk youth that was positive but also channeled their energy.
Chicagoland CYO still going strong through Maryville Auxiliary Bishop Bernard Sheil’s vision of giving young people a healthy and positive outlet through sports and the Catholic Youth Organization continues today through the sponsorship of Maryville Academy.
Chicagoland Archdiocese announces closing of St. Joseph Seminary Seven years after dedicating the new St. Joseph College Seminary on the campus of Loyola University Chicago, the archdiocese has announced that it will close at the end of the 2019 academic year.
Chicagoland Alpha part of Renew My Church’s effort to evangelize Renew My Church calls on parishes to create a culture of evangezation in their communities. One way to do that is to reach out to non-practicing Catholics or others not practicing a faith and provide them with an opportunity to form a personal relationship with Jesus.
Chicagoland Application process open for tax-credit scholarships Plenty of Chicago-area Catholic school families and leaders are excited about the opportunity for students to receive tax-credit scholarships. Now they need more Illinois residents and businesses to donate to the organizations that grant such scholarships to Catholic school families.
Chicagoland New parish structures formed through Renew My Church Eighteen new parishes are being formed in the Archdiocese of Chicago as part of the Renew My Church process. In many cases, newly united parishes will retain more than one church as active worship sites. Unless otherwise noted, where parishes are joining, both churches will remain open as worship sites. All new parishes will be created effective July 1.
International Bishop Turley, Chicago native, receives award from Peruvian bishops In the mountainous Diocese of Chulucanas, on the border with Ecuador, accompanying people in hard times can be dangerous. But Chicago-born Bishop Daniel Turley has been doing that for nearly five decades, since his arrival as an Augustinian priest shortly after his ordination.
U.S. Report says accurate number of children separated at border is unknown A report published Jan. 17 says the number of immigrant children separated from their parents at the border last year is unknown and the number given out by government officials at the end of 2018, saying that 2,737 children were separated, is not accurate. The number may be much higher.
U.S. Catholic Schools Week celebrated Jan. 27-Feb. 2 National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated across the country Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year with the theme: “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
Chicagoland Day celebrates consecrated life Cardinal Cupich met with men and women religious during Consecrated Life Day at Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Hometown, on Jan. 19, 2019.
International World Youth Day participants issue 'manifesto' to call attention to environment Young people attending World Youth Day called attention to the world's environmental problems, issuing what they called a "manifesto" for the "care of the common home."