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Cardinal Cupich, Loyola medical staff call for legislators to take action on gun bill

Cardinal Cupich called on Illinois legislators to pass a bill that tightens restrictions on gun shop owners and helps stem the flow of illegal guns into Illinois during an April 17 press conference at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.

Spelman College glee club performs new work at local parish

In honor of the feast of St. Benedict the Moor, members of Spelman College’s Glee Club debuted original compositions of sacred music on April 14 at St. Benedict the African Parish, 340 W. 66th St.

Pope Francis: Pathways for holiness today

At the very end of “Gaudete et Exsultate,” Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation, the pope describes his purpose in writing: “It is my hope that these pages will prove helpful by enabling the whole church to devote herself anew to promoting the desire for holiness."

Blessed Oscar Romero likely to be canonized in October

During an April 11 homily in Washington, Salvadoran Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said the canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero will "probably" be in Rome and "probably" take place at end of October after a meeting of bishops.

Looking at women in leadership throughout the global church

With the Me Too movement and the treatment of women making headlines and shaking U.S. culture, organizers of DePaul University’s annual World Catholicism Week chose the topic of women and leadership in the global church for this year’s conference held April 6-8 at the university’s Lincoln Park campus.

Faith is strong for WGN’s Dina Bair

Dina Bair, WGN-TV Weekday Midday News anchor and health reporter, has had many moments when God clearly interjected himself in her life and answered prayers.

Loyola Medicine opens clinic for end-of-life decision-making

Patients of Loyola Medicine have a new option when it comes to figuring out how to make their wishes known. Starting in 2017, Loyola has offered an Advance Directive Clinic in which an ICU physician who has a master’s degree in bioethics meets with patients and their families to help them fill out a health care power of attorney form.

Deacons start program to reduce stigma around mental illness

A new program that launched in April at Holy Name Cathedral aims to both raise awareness of mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with it.

Deacon baptizes his mom during Easter Vigil

When Deacon Christian Shiu baptized adults during the Easter Vigil at St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church on March 31 there was a special catechumen in line: his mother, Monica Shiu.

Why do we venerate relics of saints?

The veneration of relics is a fundamentally biblical practice; it is not some sort of innovation in the centuries after Christ.
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