Cardinal Cupich celebrated the third Asian Community Mass and Rosary at St. Margaret Mary Church, 2324 W. Chase Ave., on Aug. 4, 2019. The rosary was said in six different languages during the Mass, English, Laotian, Tamil, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Archdiocese announces decree dispensing Catholics from Easter obligations The attached decree was issued by Cardinal Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, to dispense Catholics from Easter obligations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cardinal Cupich to help supervise task force named to assist bishops and religious create abuse guidelines Pope Francis has set up a task force of qualified experts and canon lawyers to help bishops’ conferences and congregations of men and women religious with drawing up or revising guidelines for the protection of minors.
Archdiocese, Big Shoulders invest more than $90 million in schools The Archdiocese of Chicago and the Big Shoulders Fund announced a commitment of more than $95 million to 30 mostly South and West side Catholic schools serving 5,600 children Jan. 28.