On Aug. 26, the Black Deacons of Chicago held their eighth annual Sunrise Prayer Service and Mass at Oakwood / 41st Street Beach, 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive. Worshippers gathered to pray for nonviolence, the healing of families, schools and communities.
Pope urges war-torn world to walk through door of peace on Christmas As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, nations and the global community to take a transformative step toward peace and reconciliation by walking through the "door of salvation" that is Jesus Christ.
Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths of diplomacy and dialogue to achieve peace.”
St. Sabina unveils statue of Jesus weeping over gun violence victim Just days before the Easter Triduum, Father Michael Pfleger and St. Sabina Parish unveiled a bronze statue of Jesus weeping over the body of a man with bullet holes in his back on March 25.