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Horrors of Holocaust must not be forgotten, pope tells Slovak Jews

The violence of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the Jewish people are tantamount to blasphemy, Pope Francis said.

School in Cicero partners with Mexican art museum on mural

When students at Our Lady of Charity School in Cicero go up or down the stairs, they are met with the images of six youthful holy people: Blessed Carlo Acutis, St. Maria Goretti, St. José Sánchez del Río, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Kateri Tekakwitha and the Venerable Father Augustus Tolton.

Report outlines complaints of border agents' treatment of asylum-seekers

A joint report by the Kino Border Initiative and Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, details complaints lodged against U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents against those seeking asylum at the Arizona-Mexico border.

Christianity without the cross is 'sterile,' pope says in Slovakia

Falling into the temptation of rejecting the cross and choosing a triumphalist form of Christianity leads to a faith that is superficial and sterile, Pope Francis said.

Polish cardinal, blind Franciscan who knew each other beatified together

The archbishop who steered Poland's Catholic Church through communist rule and a blind Franciscan nun who founded one of Europe's foremost centers for the sight-impaired took a step closer to sainthood Sept. 12.

Belmont Cragin parishes unite to demand peace, justice

On the sweltering afternoon of Aug. 28, with temperatures in the 90s with high humidity, more than 80 parishioners from St. John Bosco, St. James the Apostle and Sts. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr parishes processed through the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, stopping to pray at locations where people were killed by gun violence.

Global church prepares for synod process beginning next month

In about a month, Pope Francis will open a synod process for the entire church in what has been described as the most ambitious project for Catholic renewal since the Second Vatican Council.

Donations to tax credit scholarships increase along with wait lists

A little more than four years ago, Gabriella De Leon wasn’t sure what to do about school for her younger daughter, Emily. Emily had attended a Chicago Public School for first grade, one student in a class of more than 30, her mother said. The teacher didn’t have time to give her the attention she needed, and Emily’s learning suffered.

Praying for those harmed in Native American boarding schools

About 50 people gathered Aug. 29 in St. Benedict Church to pray for those harmed in Native American boarding schools.

Knights’ Silver Rose pilgrimage makes stop at St. Theresa in Palatine

Parishioners and Knights of Columbus councils across the Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed a silver rose with prayers to Mary during the last week of August, part of the Knights of Columbus international annual Silver Rose pilgrimage.
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