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. Sabina Parish urges people to reclaim their communities

Hundreds of people gathered June 25 at St. Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Place, for an “Invading Our Community With Peace” walk through the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Historic Bronzeville churches mark inaugural Mass as new parish

On the Fourth of July, parishioners at the newly formed Our Lady of Africa Parish in Bronzeville celebrated the inaugural Mass uniting five parishes into one.

Grief, joy part of new St. Paul VI Parish celebration

When St. Hugh, Mater Christi and St. Mary parishes came together as St. Paul VI Parish on June 27, there were tears and mourning, but also laughter, smiles and hope.

Parish honors pioneer of sacraments program for the disabled

When a stiff summer breeze pulled the black cloth off the sign identifying the lane around the courtyard at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles as “Lois Kozeny Circle,” Kozeny herself laughed. “That’s right, I’m always going in circles,” said Kozeny, who since 1970 has led a religious education program for children and adults with special needs called GLADD: Giving Love Apostolate of the Developmentally Disabled.

Minister uses his life experiences to help at-risk youth in Pilsen

After serving 10 years in prison, André Rodríguez, 43, decided that his reintegration into society would largely consist of preventing young people from making wrong decisions about the course of their lives.

Sewing ministry aims to restore the sacred

On any given Wednesday or Saturday, women of all ages at St. John Cantius Parish, 825 N. Carpenter St., can be found on the second floor of the canonry, which is the old convent, embroidering, stitching and sewing by hand, carrying on the tradition of fine needlework in sacred linens and garments and other needle crafts.

Car Masses continue despite cold and snowy weather

When churches reopened for Masses last June, a handful of parishes with access to large parking lots got creative and started holding car Masses for those especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Despite the cold weather and lots of snow this year, those Masses continue to take place.

Parishes with PADS programs find new ways to help the homeless

Parishes across the Chicago area had been sheltering homeless people for more than 30 years when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. Faced with suddenly being unable to accommodate overnight guests, many of them pivoted to providing food instead.

Archdiocese releases updates on 12 Renew My Church groupings

The Archdiocese of Chicago released updates on 12 Renew My Church groupings between Jan. 20 and Jan. 23.
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