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Defend life, promote access to health care for all, pope says

The fear, sickness, death, mourning and economic impacts of COVID-19 should make people who are relatively well off and have access to health care think about "what it means to be vulnerable and live in precariousness on a daily basis," Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Unprecedented times

It wasn’t long into the COVID-19 pandemic that the tone of television commercials changed. Companies wanted viewers to know that they applauded health care heroes, that they were doing everything they could for our safety, that they were there for us “during these unprecedented times.”

Back to school

By Labor Day weekend, pretty much all the Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Chicago have returned to classes.

Three lessons from the pandemic

The pandemic has compelled us, as individuals and as organizations, to reevaluate and prioritize what is most important — what is at the core of who we are. Catholic Charities is no different.

Vaccination is an act of love, Pope Francis says in ad campaign

When each individual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the world, Pope Francis said in a global ad campaign.

Catholic university presidents with COVID-19 urge everyone to get vaccinated

Two fully vaccinated Jesuit university presidents who recently tested positive for COVID-19 have spoken out about their experience as an urgent reminder of the need to get vaccinated.

Archdiocesan schools preparing to welcome back students

After a year of successfully conducting in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools are preparing to welcome students back this fall with updated restrictions — but with an understanding that safety measures could change with conditions.

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.

¡Vámonos!

¡Vámonos! When COVID-19 began taking its toll, my colleagues and I started using this Spanish expression, which means “let’s go,” as a rallying call to get out into the neighborhoods to help those who needed it most. We used it with the connotation of “let’s get this done” and “we can do this” because there indeed was a lot to be done.

All pews open as archdiocese lifts COVID-19 restrictions on Masses

Staff members and volunteers at parishes around Chicago spent June 10-11 pulling tape off pews to make them available for seating again, removing stickers from floors and refilling baptismal and holy water fonts.
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