Notre Dame de Chicago Parish, 1334 W. Flournoy St., had a special Mass and took up a collection for Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the homeless in that city during a June 2. The Chocago parish has roots in French culture, and the consul general of France and a delegate to Chicago of the government of Quebec spoke.
Holy Name of Mary: Second church established by Black Catholics In 1897, Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton established St. Monica Parish as the first parish for Black Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Lake Zurich parish sends supplies to Tampa, Asheville On two consecutive weekends in October, members of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich loaded supplies for victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, shipping over 40 pallets of water, diapers, garbage bags and other nonperishable items.
Churches in South Chicago unite to pray for peace in community Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Immaculate Conception Parish in the South Chicago neighborhood regularly held peace marches to pray for its community. With its march on the evening of Oct. 5, the now united Immaculate Conception-St. Michael Parish joined with nearby Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish to revive the event.