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Archdiocese: Parishes can begin to reopen for Sunday, daily Masses

The process of reopening parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago is not simple, nor is it short. Parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago can begin opening for Sunday and daily Masses June 6, under guidelines released June 1.

Parishes begin to reopen under archdiocese’s phased plan

When the doors opened at St. John Cantius Church on May 24, there was a line of people waiting to enter. That line was there almost constantly for the first several days that the church, 825 N. Carpenter St., was open for personal prayer under the Archdiocese of Chicago’s reopening plan.

Bread Truck ministry takes food to those on the margins

For the past 13 years, Anthony Brown has delivered lunch bags of food six days a week, driving the Port Ministries Bread Truck to people who gather at eight stops in Back of the Yards, Englewood, New City, Gage Park and Canaryville.

Parish gardens provide fresh produce to pantries during pandemic

For years, some parishes in the archdiocese have maintained gardens whose produce was donated to local food pantries. With the rise in food insecurity during COVID-19 sending more people to food pantries than before, those ministries have taken on a new importance.

Comfort and hope in the time of pandemic

Pope Francis has followed a longstanding spiritual tradition of turning to the Blessed Virgin Mary in times of trouble.

Other essential workers

We have all developed a much greater appreciation for the lesser-known essential workers during the pandemic — grocery store and warehouse employees, delivery personnel, maintenance staff, mail carriers, truck drivers and thousands of others whose jobs are absolutely essential to our day-to-day lives.

Outdoor gardens, shrines offer peaceful respite during pandemic

When parishes were forced to close because of COVID-19, Pam Schillaci, a parishioner at St. Beatrice in Schiller Park, knew of a place she could go to find peace like she does in church — the outdoor shrines at Marytown in Libertyville.

OSF Healthcare partners with state to provide COVID-19 kits

Every day, Gigi Wasz goes into her office at OSF HealthCare in Oak Lawn and gets a list of people who have asked for help through the state-funded Pandemic Health Worker Program.

Pope to lead world shrines in rosary prayer for pandemic May 30

Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary's intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Pandemic shows increasing need for the church’s social mission

Italy and the Vatican are slowly coming out of lockdown. Cleaners wearing protective suits and masks have sanitized St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of public Masses restarting this month. The return of public liturgies came in the same week that bars, restaurants, museums and hairdressers reopened.
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