Chicagoland

Group launches fast for children in detention centers

Dozens of Chicago-area Catholics were joined by Lutheran, Jewish and Muslim representatives as they all prayed for immigrant children held in U.S. detention centers at the Healing Garden near Holy Family Church, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road, Oct. 16.

Fifty years later, national liturgy group still has work to do

When the Second Vatican Council decreed that the liturgy be celebrated in people’s native languages in its “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops knew it would need some help training clergy and laypeople in the new texts that would be developed.

Cardinal Cupich blesses NCYC pilgrims

Cardinal Cupich celebrated Mass Sept. 21 at Sacred Heart Parish, Palos Hills, and blessed teenagers who plan to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21-23 in Indianapolis. NCYC is open to high school-age students.

Seven elementary schools receive national Blue Ribbon awards

Seven Catholic elementary school in the Archdiocese of Chicago were recognized this year by the U.S. Department of Education with its National Blue Ribbon Award.

Parishes gather for Renew My Church Vision Day

Leaders from 35 parishes newly formed under Renew My Church came together Sept. 6 for Vision Day: Building the New Reality at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles to learn about how they can make their communities more vital and engaged as part of the final stage of the process.

Parishes hold novena to pray for healing, atonement of abuse crisis

For nine consecutive nights culminating with the Sept. 29 feast of the archangels, Bishop Mark Bartosic visited a different church in Vicariate II and joined the congregation in praying for healing and atonement for the clerical sexual abuse crisis that has roiled the church.

Priests embrace animals in spirit of St. Francis of Assisi

Father David Simonetti was never a pet person. He never had a pet growing up, he said, except a goldfish he won at a carnival. “He drowned,” Simonetti said.

Catholic imaginations ‘vigorous and flourishing,’ conferencegoers say

Hundreds of writers, poets, filmmakers and other artists gathered at Loyola University Chicago Sept. 19-21 for the third biennial Catholic Imagination Conference, on the future of the Catholic literary tradition.

Domestic violence survivors recognized at fourth-annual Mass

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the fourth-annual Mass for victims of domestic violence on Oct. 5, 2019 at Holy Name Cathedral.

St. Joseph Parish welcomes statue of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Talpa

Parishioners at St. Joseph, 4821 S. Hermitage Ave., welcomed a statue of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Talpa Sept. 29, 2019. Bishop Robert Casey celebrated the installation Mass. The statue joined its sister statue, of Our Lady of San Juan de Los Lagos, earlier in the week.
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