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Local iconographer adds Pope Francis to Catholic heroes series

In the days after Pope Francis died, Chicago-based iconographer Joe Malham recalled the moments that, for him, defined Francis’ papacy: washing the feet of women in a prison, embracing a man who suffered from a disfiguring disease, inviting a young girl with Down syndrome to sit on the stage next to him after she had wandered from her parents.

Holy Family icon for unity, peace, begins ‘pilgrimage’ in Middle East

he pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month. The icon of the Holy Family is inlaid with relics from the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel.

Pandemic inspires local iconographer to create image of Christ as healer

When word came that Illinois residents were being asked to stay home and the Archdiocese of Chicago suspended public Masses in mid-March, Chicago-based iconographer Joseph Malham was at loose ends, like so many others.

St. William Parish celebrates feast of St. Rocco

Parishioners at St. William Parish, 2600 N. Sayre Ave., celebrated the 115th anniversary of a novena to St. Rocco Aug. 19, 2018.

Laypeople honored for ministry to the church

Each year, the Archdiocese of Chicago grants two kinds of awards to lay men and women for their d...

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