Lent is a season of mercy when the Sacrament of Reconciliation is often highlighted. This Lent, as part of the Year of the Sacraments, parishes throughout the archdiocese will open their doors for 24 hours Feb. 27-28 (from noon to noon) and offer confessions or just time to talk to a priest. It’s being called the Festival of Forgiveness. Archbishop Cupich announced the Festival of Forgiveness the morning of Ash Wednesday before he celebrated the 7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s in the Loop, 110 W. Madison St.. Each vicariate has at least one church participating. At press time many parishes already had confessors scheduled for the 24 hours. For more information, visit www.archchicago.org/StrategicPastoralPlan/Sacraments/festival-of-forgiveness.
During iftar dinner, Cardinal Cupich calls for ceasefire in Gaza Cardinal Cupich called for a ceasefire in Gaza, along with the release of all hostages and an increase in humanitarian aid, during his remarks at the 24th Annual Muslim-Catholic Iftar dinner March 13 at the Islamic Foundation North in Libertyville.
Pope proposes Lenten resolution: Keep your eyes on Jesus This Lent, Christians should become “seekers of light” by keeping their sights set on the light of Jesus through prayer and participating in the sacraments, Pope Francis said.
Grad student creates Stations of the Cross with migration theme When Jacqueline Romo was considering what to do for her senior thesis project at Dominican University in 2019, she drew on her personal and faith journeys for inspiration and created “The Passion of the Monarca Migrante,” which uses the monarch butterfly and the plight of migrants to depict the Stations of the Cross.