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Ways to celebrate the spirit of Advent and Christmas around the archdiocese

Catholics can take part in various traditions occurring in the Advent season that can enhance their celebration of Christmas.

Parishes, organizations band together to provide food to those in need

More than 100 volunteers from various Catholic organizations helped assemble 600 Thanksgiving baskets for families in need on Nov. 24, 2019 at the Quinn Center of Saint Eulalia Parish in Maywood. This year surpasses last year’s distribution, which touched the lives of more than 450 families. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Bishop Alberto Rojas named coadjutor to Diocese of San Bernardino

Pope Francis named Bishop Alberto Rojas, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as the coadjutor bishop of San Bernardino, the nation’s fifth largest diocese, on Dec. 2, 2019.

St. Nicholas spreads cheer at St. Thomas More Parish

St. Nicholas (Red Rose) greets parishioners during a pancake breakfast at St. Thomas More Parish, 2825 W. 81st St., on Dec. 1, 2019. The annual event, which raises money for the Women’s Center, is sponsored by the Altar Guild. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Pope Francis wants church to put Christ at its center, author says

The reform Pope Francis is undertaking is primarily spiritual, and it is based on putting Christ at the center of the church. author Austen Ivereigh said at a Nov. 22 presentation at St. Mary of the Lake Parish, 1026 W. Buena Ave.

St. Mary of the Woods hosts Advent wreath making party for parents

St. Mary of the Woods, 7033 N. Moselle Ave., held an Advent wreath making party after the evening Mass on Nov. 30, 2019. The event was sponsored by the parish family association and included a pizza party and wreath blessing. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Muslim, Catholic traditions “must include the desire to get to know the other,” Cardinal Cupich says

Cardinal Cupich and Daoud Casewit, president of American Islamic College, engage in a discussion during an interfaith conversation at the University of Notre Dame on Nov. 20, 2019 titled “Commemorating the Sultan and the Saint: A Christian-Muslim Dialogue.” The gathering commemorated the 800th anniversary of a pivotal meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil of Egypt. The moderator was Mahan Mirza, executive director for the Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

St. Aloysius Parish celebrates feast of Our Lady of Divine Providence

Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales of the Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico joined Father Claudio Diaz Jr., pastor of St. Aloysius Parish, in celebrating a Mass in honor of the feast of Our Lady of Divine Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico, on Nov. 15, 2019.

St. Maria Goretti students learning kindness this school year

On National Kindness Day, Nov. 13, students at St. Maria Goretti School in Schiller Park teamed up to help those less fortunate by making “kindness bags” filled with essentials like toothpaste, socks, deodorant and soap. Then they took those bags home to hand out to those they meet who are in need.

Cardinal, Holocaust survivor on dangers of hateful rhetoric

Cardinal Cupich, Holocaust survivor Fritzie Fritzshall and ABC7 news anchor Alan Krashesky came together Nov. 19, 2019 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette to talk about their July visit to Auschwitz and make the point that the horror of the Holocaust started with hateful rhetoric.
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