Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.

Memorial Day Mass a tradition for many in Glenwood

Attending Memorial Day Mass at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood is an annual tradition for Donna Work.

Serve the Holy See by striving for holiness, pope tells officials, staff

Those serving the Holy See can serve its mission best by striving to live a holy life in conformity to Christ, Pope Leo XIV said.

Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says

The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant from the church and have no understanding of how much God loves them, Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope’s prayer intention for June: That the world grow in compassion

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June, a month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is “that the world might grow in compassion.”

The Catholic imagination is alive and well

Father Andrew Greeley was born in Oak Park and died the year before I came to Chicago. A world-famous priest of this archdiocese, the sociologist and novelist was fascinated by what he called “the Catholic imagination.” By this he meant that Catholics, believing that God is present in the whole of creation, live in an enchanted world of statues and holy water, stained glass and votive candles, rites, hierarchy, religious medals, rosary beads and holy cards.

Get your hands dirty

I complain about being busy as much as the next person. It seems like we all do, like having too much to do is a badge of honor. Like not getting enough rest somehow makes us better people, instead of making us cranky, more susceptible to illness and resistant to learning new things.

June 14 gathering to celebrate election of native son, Pope Leo XIV

Tens of thousands of people will gather on June 14 in Rate Field on Chicago’s South Side to join the Archdiocese of Chicago in celebrating the election of its native son — and first North American pontiff — Pope Leo XIV.

Last-minute assisted suicide bill fails to pass Illinois Senate

Opponents of assisted suicide in Illinois are breathing a sigh of relief that the spring legislative session ended May 31 without an Illinois Senate vote on a bill that would have allowed terminally ill people to take their own lives.

Cardinal Cupich visits school that held mock conclave

On the morning of June 2, Cardinal Cupich, dressed in a red cassock and wearing a red zucchetto, joined the student “cardinals” at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy to see a reenactment of their now-viral mock conclave and to answer their questions about the real conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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