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Polish Catholics make annual 33-mile pilgrimage in honor of Mary

Thousands of Chicago-area pilgrims fill the Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine at the Salvatorian Fathers Monastery in Merrillville, Indiana, for the closing Mass of their 33-mile pilgrimage Aug. 11, 2019. The pilgrims, largely of Polish descent, began the walking pilgrimage the day before from St. Michael Church in South Shore. The pilgrimage is in honor of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, which is celebrated Aug. 15. It is similar to the annual pilgrimage in Poland to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, at the Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa. (Cynthia Flores-Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)

Little Village’s Padres Angeles changing hearts, promoting peace

Little Village’s Padres Angeles, or Parent Angels, is dedicated to saving lives and promoting peace through various outreach efforts. Doris Hernandez founded the group seven years ago after her son was killed by gun violence. The group is based out of St. Agnes of Bohemia Church, 2651 S. Central Park Ave. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

St. Catherine-St. Lucy school blesses its first playground

On Aug. 7, 2019, students, staff and officials welcomed the first playground on the campus of St. Catherine-St. Lucy School in Oak Park. Big Shoulders and Enchanted Backpacks and other groups helped the school to build the first playground in its history. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

St. Ethelreda School students stage 'Lion King'

Students at St. Ethelreda School, 8734 S. Paulina St., performed “The Lion King” as part of their summer camp on July 25, 2019. With the help of theater professionals, the children ran the entire production, including stage setting, costumes, sound and music, lighting direction, dancing and acting. The students spent the summer preparing for the production in addition to working on math, technology and literacy. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Hundreds attend St. Anne novena

Hundreds of people attended novena services at the Shrine of St. Anne, Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2751 W. 38th Place. The novena concludes on the feast of St. Anne, July 26.

Cardinal Cupich celebrates third-annual Asian community Mass

Cardinal Cupich celebrated the third Asian Community Mass and Rosary at St. Margaret Mary Church, 2324 W. Chase Ave., on Aug. 4, 2019. The rosary was said in six languages during the Mass: English, Laotian, Tamil, Tagalog, Urdu and Vietnamese. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

St. Joseph Hospital celebrates 150 years of care in Chicago

When Sister Walburga Gehring was chosen to head up the first Catholic hospital on the North Side of Chicago, the beginning could hardly have been less auspicious.

Pastoral Migratoria trains dioceses in immigrant accompaniment

From July 10-14, 2019, staff and members of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Pastoral Migratoria (Hispanic Immigrant-to-Immigrant Ministry) trained diocesan, pastoral and lay leaders from across the United States on how to start the immigrant-led ministry for service, justice and accompaniment in parish communities to meet the needs of immigrants. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Soup kitchen has fed hungry in Uptown for over 40 years

Volunteers prepare for a meal at the soup kitchen at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church June 28, 2019. Sts. Ita-Thomas of Canterbury Parish operates a soup kitchen, food pantry and clothing room as part of its Catholic presence in the Uptown neighborhood. The soup kitchen is open every Tuesday and Friday throughout the year, except on Christmas Eve and Day. They serve up to 150 people each evening. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Religious jubilarians celebrated at Mass

Men and women religious gather for a Mass on June 22, 2019 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Hyde Park to honor those marking jubilees this year. The religious men and women serve in various ministries around the Archdiocese of Chicago. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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