Chicagoland

Hunting for eggs

Children at St. Ann Parish in Lansing got into the Easter spirit at an outdoor Easter egg hunt April 20, 2019.

Holy Week 2019

Catholics across the Archdicoese of Chicago participated in a variety of liturgies and devotions between Palm Sunday and the Easter Vigil.

No ‘us and them’ is cure to violence, speaker says

The cure to violence in Chicago is simple, according to Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, rabbinical student Tamar Manasseh and other speakers at the third “You Are My Neighbor” gathering April 11 at St. Barnabas Church in Beverly.

Knights, Ladies of Peter Claver: Stalwarts of the Catholic Church

The Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver have been stalwarts of the Catholic Church since the organization’s founding in the early 20th century, and the national fraternal organization of men, women and children is still going strong in several predominantly black parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

St. Patrick’s letter-writing effort against state abortion bills spreads across parishes

When Tom DeMint and William Gatti first learned that Cardinal Cupich was urging Catholics to contact their legislators to oppose two bills that would dramatically reduce restrictions on abortions in Illinois, they fully agreed — and thought about what more their parish, St. Patrick in Lake Forest, could do to get the word out.

Local priests reflect on own experiences with church fires in wake of Notre Dame

When he saw the flames leaping from the roof of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris April 15, Monsignor Daniel Mayall was transported back to the early morning of Feb. 4, 2009.

Immaculate Conception celebrates Palm Sunday

Immaculate Conception Parish, 2745 W. 44th St., celebrates a palm Sunday Mass on April 14, 2019.

Altar server appreciation Mass

Bishop John Manz was the main celebrant for a Vicariate IV Altar Server Appreciation Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Melrose Park on March 30, 2019.

St. Rita Parish celebrates its 101 new citizens

When Evelyn Antonio talks about what becoming a U.S. citizen has meant to her she gets tears in her eyes. “I wanted to be able to bring my mom to live in the U.S. and to have the same rights as all citizens,” she said. It’s been life-changing “to walk without fear and to have the same rights as everybody else,” Antonio added.

Father Graf reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río

Two days after being reinstated as pastor of San José Luis Sánchez del Río Parish, Father Gary Graf stood outside the doors of Maternity BVM School to greet families and staff.
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