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St. Joseph Parish offers drive-in Mass for vulnerable parishioners

Every Sunday morning shortly before 7 a.m., cars begin arriving in the parking lots next to St. Joseph Church in Libertyville. But instead of getting out of their vehicles and heading inside the church for Mass, the people stay in their cars, tune their radios to 87.9 FM and get ready for the liturgy to begin.

Pandemic forces new ways of doing confirmation, first Communions

When the Archdiocese of Chicago notified parishes in late June that those certified for public Masses could begin planning socially distanced first Communions, confirmations and receptions into the Catholic Church, pastors and their teams swung into action.

Lay group brings food to those in Blue Island who need it

For 16 years, the lay group Pro Labore Dei/Feed My Lambs has been faithfully feeding the homeless and the needy in Robbins. When the pandemic hit and many people lost their jobs, the members felt called to expand their work to Blue Island.

Catholic Extension: $1,000 each for 1,000 nuns to allay COVID-19 impacts

After the success of a pair of pilot programs this spring, a nationwide “Sisters on the Frontlines” fundraising effort aims to give 1,000 sisters $1,000 each to help blunt the negative effects of the coronavirus on some of the United States’ most vulnerable people.

Pandemic forces world to confront its greatest fear

For Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the coronavirus death toll, as well as the way the pandemic forced thousands to spend the last moments of their life alone, has opened the eyes of many to face a subject they usually avoid: death.

Fatherhood in the time of COVID

There’s a Facebook meme going around, one that imagines an American father having a conversation with God.

With new rules in place, parishes reopen for Masses

When Doug and Bernice Benker learned that their parish, St. Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills, was going to open its doors for Masses the weekend of June 6-7, they were among the first to register.

Parishes, schools move summer camps online or to the fall

As e-learning was drawing to a close this year, Sharron Brown needed something for his son, Logan, to do. Logan, who recently finished fourth grade at St. Gerald School in Oak Lawn, ended up participating in two weeks of Zoom basketball camp offered by St. Laurence High School, Burbank.

Couples in archdiocese can now participate in PreCana online

Couples who are preparing for marriage don’t have to delay their PreCana sessions because of the pandemic.

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.
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