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Archdiocese of Chicago announces four schools will close and two unite end of 2020/2021 academic year

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Jan. 21 that four Catholic schools will close and two will consolidate operations at the end of this school year, effective June 30, 2021.

Archdiocese of Chicago provides updates on five Renew My Church groupings

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced updates on the Edens Valley and Logan Square/Avondale Renew My Church groupings on Jan. 20.

Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.

Pope Francis: King’s ‘vision of harmony, equality for all’ remains timely

With “social injustice, division and conflict” threatening the common good, people need to rediscover and recommit to the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to work nonviolently for harmony and equality for all, Pope Francis said.

Supporting the financial stability of parishes during COVID-19

When Catholic parishes around the country closed their doors in March last year because of COVID-19, many lost much of their offertory collections, which help them not just pay the bills but provide important ministries to the community.

Moving the Movement pro-life tour makes stop in Mundelein

With fresh snow on the ground and gray skies overhead, about 300 cars filled the three parking lots of Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein to participate in the March for Life Chicago’s Moving the Movement Tour on Jan. 17. It was the third-to-last stop in a very different March for Life Chicago in the age of COVID-19.

Cobbler pivots to religious goods to help save business

When the pandemic forced many people to work from home last spring, business at Al’s Shoe Service in Mount Prospect almost completely dried up overnight.

Latino immigrant community responds to COVID crisis

The Latino immigrant community in Chicago has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, not just physically, with high rates of infections, but economically, with many people losing jobs owing to businesses shutting down.

Mundelein first seminary to have solar array on campus

If you wanted to start with an awful pun, you could say the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary has seen the light when it comes to solar power.

St. Clement mother authors children’s book on daughter’s alopecia

When Paula Quinn’s daughter Rosie was 2½, she lost her hair over a period of just three weeks. The family soon learned that Rosie had alopecia, a condition that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles.
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