Chicagoland

New director for Office for the Protection of Children and Youth

More than 20 years after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops established its Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for the Protection of Children and Youth is evolving in the way it safeguards children and vulnerable adults.

Pilgrims visit national St. Jude shrine looking for hope

For the devotees who pray at the National Shrine of St. Jude in South Chicago, the apostle, often known as the patron saint of desperate or impossible causes, is a symbol of hope.

Cardinal Cupich makes pilgrimage to Mexico City, basilica

Cardinal Cupich traveled to Mexico City and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Chicago Jan. 14-20.

Sisters have been serving Chicago’s needy for 130 years

A hundred and thirty years ago, a young Polish woman from Chicago started a religious community to help the mostly elderly people she saw suffering in her community.

Cardinal Cupich opens holy year in Archdiocese of Chicago

Pouring rain did not stop Cardinal Cupich and the Archdiocese of Chicago from formally ushering in celebrations for the Jubilee of Hope during Mass at Holy Name Cathedral on Dec. 29, 2024.

Highlights from 2024 in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Take a look back at the Catholic news of 2024.

East Side high school opens student-run food pantry

St. Francis de Sales High School launched its student-run food pantry with a large food giveaway and Christmas celebration on Dec. 21, 2024.

Josephinum Academy making plans to stay in Wicker Park

Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart, a 134-year-old high school for girls, is hoping to take control of its future with an agreement to buy the property on which its facilities stand and launching a capital campaign with a goal of $23 million.

Cardinal Cupich celebrates Simbang Gabi Mass in Gurnee

In the nine days leading up to Christmas, Filipino Catholics around the Archdiocese of Chicago gather at various parishes to celebrate the annual Simbang Gabi novena.

Archdiocese bids farewell to Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Grob

On the cold Advent evening of Dec. 18, 2024, friends, colleagues, priests and family gathered at St. Joseph Church in Libertyville to celebrate and bid farewell to Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Grob, who will become the leader of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Jan. 14.
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