Name changes to the following parishes were approved by the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council Oct. 15: • Divine Infant Jesus and Divine Providence Parish, Westchester, to be renamed Mary, Mother of Divine Grace Parish • Holy Ghost and Sts. Mary and Jude Parish, Riverdale and South Holland, to be renamed Christ Our Savior Parish • Our Lady of Knock and Sts. Andrew and Victor Parish, Calumet City, to be renamed Jesus, Shepherd of Souls Parish • Sacred Heart and St. Eulalia Parish, Melrose Park and Maywood, to remain Sacred Heart and St. Eulalia Parish • Sts. Barbara and Louise de Marillac Parish, Brookfield and La Grange Park, to be renamed Holy Guardian Angels Parish • Sts. Simeon and Domitilla Parish, Bellwood and Hillside, to be renamed Queen of All Nations Parish • Immaculate Conception and St. Michael Parish, Chicago, to remain Immaculate Conception and St. Michael Parish.
WTTW documentary: Parish remembers 12 killed in Vietnam When Edgar Vargas was growing up in South Chicago, it was in many ways an idyllic childhood, kind of the Mexican American “Wonder Years,” he said. The neighborhood was full of big families, and kids would run around together.
Our Lady of the Wayside bulletin covers provide space for parishioners’ artwork When Sean Reilly took over as communications director at Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, he had a lot on his plate, from figuring out how to livestream Masses to making sure parishioners knew they were in the parish staff’s thoughts even when they couldn’t come to church.
Parishes continue to rally to support people of Ukraine When Father Benedykt Pazdan sees footage of Ukrainian refugees arriving in southeastern Poland, he’s looking at his home.