Chicagoland

Archdiocese sets policy for implementing ‘Traditionis Custodes’

Cardinal Cupich has issued the following policy, which takes effect Jan. 25.

Waukegan food pantry makes Christmas feasts possible

Darlene Montesdeoca has served as the food pantry coordinator at Most Blessed Trinity Parish in Waukegan for many years. But before that she was a client in need of food for herself and her daughters.

Church leaders pledge continued prayer, advocacy for immigration reform

Members of several groups advocating for comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform pledged to redouble their efforts in 2022 in a Dec. 17, 2021, press conference following the annual Posada Seeking Immigration Reform.

2021 year in review: Catholics pray for peace, healing

The COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it continued to dominate the news both locally and around the world in 2021. Hope for a return to normalcy grew throughout the spring with expanding access to and availability of vaccines to prevent the spread of the disease, but then took a hit in the summer as the delta variant surged.

St. Patrick High School honors young student diagnosed with cancer

When administrators at St. Patrick High School reached out to the family of Brendan Nelson, a second grader who was diagnosed with a brain tumor just before the beginning of the school year, to see what their students could do to help, Brendan’s mother asked for one thing: Do something to make Brendan feel special.

Sister Rosemary Connelly moving to new role at Misericordia Home

After 52 years of at the helm of Misericordia Home, Mercy Sister Rosemary Connelly, 90, is taking on a new role. Father Jack Clair, who has ministered at the home for over 20 years, has been named the new president and executive director.

The Catholic Church and the global HIV/AIDS crisis

The Catholic Health Association of the United States marked World AIDS Day Dec. 1 with a virtual discussion with Michael O’Loughlin, Chicago-based author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear” (Broadleaf Books, see book recommendations page 15), which was released Nov. 30.

Latest Renew My Church grouping announcement

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Dec. 13 an update on the Frassati-Lake Zurich Renew My Church grouping, which includes: St. Francis de Sales parish and school, Lake Zurich; Santa Maria del Popolo Parish, Mundelein; St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish, Mundelein; Transfiguration Parish, Wauconda; and Frassati Catholic Academy, Wauconda.

Fenwick High School expanding to former Dominican University campus

Fenwick High School in Oak Park will soon add 18 acres in River Forest to its facilities, under agreements to purchase Dominican University’s Priory Campus, 7200 W. Division St., and 11 acres of adjoining athletic fields that belong to the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great.

Annual feast day celebrations return to Guadalupe Shrine

After canceling the annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last year because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines once again welcomed pilgrims Dec. 11-12.
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