Elderly are to be valued, not discarded, pope says

Older people are not "leftovers" to be discarded; rather, they continue to be precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the homily he wrote for the Mass marking the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Letter from Cardinal Cupich on violence in Chicago

In Chicago, in the metro area, and even more widely across our nation, we face a profoundly painful moment in our life together. So many families are grieving the loss of loved ones to violence, and those loved ones include babies and small children.

The work of our hands

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, my husband first cleaned out the basement and then started turning one corner of it into a small woodshop.

Videos welcome people back to Mass, share protocols

The archdiocese’s Office of Radio and Television is launching a video effort to welcome people back to in-person Mass and inform them of updated COVID-19 protocols. The effort will be shared through archdiocesan online channels.

Iraqi prelate: Dignity takes longer to rebuild than structures

When fighters from the Islamic State group overran huge swaths of Iraq seven years ago, they laid waste to an untold number of buildings and religious sites.

Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel novena brings celebration to Melrose Park

“To me, it was more important than Christmas.” That’s how Rosalie Augustine, 101, described the annual novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park.

St. Mary of Providence celebrates first time back together

When residents and clients of St. Mary of Providence gathered in front of their main building July 15, all decked out in red, white and blue to celebrate Independence Day, they sang a verse of “God Bless America” and carried signs thanking health care workers.

Bishop Manz: mentor to many, voice for immigrants

Bishop Kevin Birmingham spent his summers as a college seminarian at St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish in Little Village, teaching English-language RCIA and one summer organizing a day camp for kids.

Bishop Manz’s ministry included work with migrants

When Bishop John Manz began attending meetings of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after his episcopal ordination in 1996, he quickly learned that the big semiannual meetings were not where the action was.

World Day for Grandparents and Elderly: A time for small acts of kindness

Try a little tenderness. That's basically how Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 73, summarized Pope Francis' vision for what older people, their grandchildren and friends should do to change the world after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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