St. Moses the Black pantry expanding to meet increased need

When the St. Columbanus Parish opened its food pantry in 2004, it served about 50 households each week. Now part of St. Moses the Black Parish, the food pantry regularly serves more than 700 households each week, distributing more than 2 million pounds of food and clothes each year.

Replica of beloved Michoacán image of Jesus installed in Mundelein parish

In Huandacareo, Michoacán, nearly half a million devotees process with the image of “El Señor del Amparo” (“The Lord of Protection”) through the streets on Holy Thursday night, from the end of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper until about 5 a.m.

Homeless, hungry focus of first ‘Carlo Fest’ event

Students preparing for confirmation and first Communion at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish spent the morning of March 23 imitating their parish’s patron by making bag lunches for hungry people.

Pope Francis Global Academy, parish pray for pontiff’s health

Dozens of people gathered at St. Paschal Church and Pope Francis Global Academy in the early evening of March 13 to pray for Pope Francis on the 12th anniversary of his election.

Parish’s commitment to migrant families continues in face of fear

The political climate has not changed Old St. Patrick’s Parish’s longstanding ministry of helping immigrants resettle in the Chicago area. That was clear when the parish held its annual collection of household goods on Feb. 16.

Lake Zurich parish sends supplies to Tampa, Asheville

On two consecutive weekends in October, members of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich loaded supplies for victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, shipping over 40 pallets of water, diapers, garbage bags and other nonperishable items.

Holy Name of Mary: Second church established by Black Catholics

In 1897, Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton established St. Monica Parish as the first parish for Black Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

For 33 years, Oak Park parish has held Taizé service for peace

On the first Friday of October in 1992, Ascension Church in Oak Park hosted its first Taizé prayer service. Oct. 4 marked the beginning of the monthly service’s 33rd year in the church, when more than 200 people came together to sing, pray and rest in silence.

Churches in South Chicago unite to pray for peace in community

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Immaculate Conception Parish in the South Chicago neighborhood regularly held peace marches to pray for its community. With its march on the evening of Oct. 5, the now united Immaculate Conception-St. Michael Parish joined with nearby Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish to revive the event.

St. Christina parish, school honor first responders at Mass

The community of St. Christina Parish and School celebrated first responders during a Mass Sept. 29, the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron of police, fire and emergency personnel.
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