Participants pray to end violence and promote peace during the ninth annual Sunrise Prayer Service and Mass at Oakwood/41st Street Beach, 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive, on Aug. 25. Worshippers gathered to pray for peace and the healing of families, schools and communities. The event is sponsored by the Black Deacons of Chicago.
Religious leaders call for unity following Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Cardinal Cupich joined Jewish leaders and representatives of the Protestant tradition and of Islam in condemning the anti-Semitism that led to the killing of 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27. The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago hosted the event.
Pope, bishops condemn shooting at synagogue, all 'acts of hate' The U.S. Catholic bishops stand with "our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Oct. 27 after a horrific shooting earlier that day in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, described as a hub of Jewish life in that city.
Parishes take to the streets to bring peace to the city As gun violence in Chicago continues to make national news, Catholic parishes are continuing to do what they can to prevent shootings and to help those affected.