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Parish provides furniture to those in need for 30 years

Every Saturday morning, a group of dedicated volunteers meets outside a garage on the campus of St. Mary of Vernon Parish in Indian Creek to take part in the Sharing Hands Furniture Ministry that collects donated furniture and delivers it to people in need.

Sts. Peter and Paul sees four generations of weddings in one family

When Katie Krok-Stepnoski walked down the aisle of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in McKinley Park on July 27 to meet her soon-to-be husband, Dr. Nicholas Stepnoski, she was following in the footsteps of generations of her family.

Driveway Masses offer opportunity for evangelization in Tinley Park

On the hot, sunny morning of July 13, about a dozen people from St. Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park gathered on the driveway at a parishioner’s home for Mass. It is part of an effort, now in its third year, in which parishioners host Masses in their driveways each Saturday from June through August as a tool for evangelization.

Teens from St. Joseph Parish spend week serving others

Fifty teens from St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville spent the week of July 8-12 serving others in the community through its annual SHINE (St. Joe’s Helping in Neighborhoods Everywhere) summer camp.

Last Mass celebrated at St. Bernadette Church in Evergreen Park

Members of the former St. Bernadette Parish in Evergreen Park bade farewell to the church with a Mass and procession June 30 to their new parish, St. Gianna.

Local Catholics react to news of Carlo Acutis’ upcoming canonization

When Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis in May, Catholics across the Archdiocese of Chicago rejoiced. The archdiocese is home to the only Catholic parish in the western hemisphere under the soon-to-be millennial saint’s patronage, and those who minister to teenagers and young adults have offered him as an example of how a young person can be holy in an Internet-connected world.

Sculptures can evangelize, connect people to God, artist says

Artist Timothy P. Schmalz sees his sculptures as a way to evangelize, especially to people who don’t think they are looking for Christ in their lives.

Cathedral hosts new series connecting faith to fitness

For the past six months, Holy Name Cathedral Parish has explored the connection between spirituality and wellness through its “Faith and Fitness” series.

St. Clement parishioners celebrate service with daylong event

On the sunny afternoon of April 27, over 200 parishioners from St. Clement Parish fanned out across the city’s North and West sides volunteering their time at 13 sites as part of the parish’s annual service day.

Migrant families expected to move into former school in May

The first of about 300 migrants are expected to move into the former St. Bartholomew school building in early May, according to Eric Wollan, chief capital assets officer of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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