Pope urges world leaders to 'work for peace, not weapons'

Speaking on behalf of dozens of religious leaders, Pope Francis called on world leaders to put an end to violence and bloodshed and instead strive for peace.

Latest video podcast: Parish raising $800,000 in tax credit scholarships for sharing school

Chicago Catholic editor Joyce Duriga welcomes Anthony Holter, president of Empower Illinois to the program.

Pope: Sharing wealth, creating jobs help rich get into heaven

Jesus throwing money changers out of the temple and talking about how difficult it is for a rich person to get to heaven make it easy to assume that there is little hope for the salvation of a business owner, Pope Francis said, but that is not true.

A eucharistic revival that renews the church: Part II

As I noted in my last column, with his letter on liturgical formation, “Desiderio Desideravi,” Pope Francis has made a unique contribution to the three-year eucharistic revival launched by the U.S. Catholic bishops.

Come from Away

On the Sunday afternoon of Labor Day weekend, I sat by myself in a crowded theater just a block or so from Times Square in Manhattan.

Catholic Charities mobilizes to help migrants coming from border

When the first two busloads of migrants sent from Texas arrived outside Union Station on the evening of Aug. 31, a consortium of public and non-profit service providers swung into action.

St. Gregory’s Hall part of parish’s unique evangelization effort

Parishioners at Mary, Mother of God Parish filled St. Gregory Church on Sept. 3 for a liturgy to celebrate that church’s patron, St. Gregory the Great. But it was not just any Mass, because the new St. Gregory’s Hall artist-in-resident Kevin Allen was conducting the choir in singing Gregorian chant in homage to the church’s patron.

A studio where ‘students are talking and doing trial-and-error’

Students at St. Symphorosa School can tackle new challenges this year by putting their heads together and figuring out how to make things work.

125th anniversary of devotion felt like family reunion to many

For the nearly 500 people who packed into St. Therese Church, 218 W. Alexander St., the Sept. 11 celebration of the 125th anniversary of Santa Maria Incoronata felt like a family reunion.

Oct. 2: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

When the clergy sex abuse issue roared back into the news in 2018 with the release of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s scathing report, Catholic Theological Union held a “town hall” meeting with our students, staff and faculty. The idea was to offer people a chance to express thoughts and feelings about this terrible situation in our church — even more poignant at a school preparing future priests and lay ministers.
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