Men carry a statue of Our Lady of Divine Providence during the entrance procession as Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 4432 N. Troy St. in Chicago, hosts a special archdiocesan Mass in honor of the feast of the patroness of Puerto Rico on Nov. 16. See more photos at chicagocatholic.com/photos.
Migrant families expected to move into former school in May The first of about 300 migrants are expected to move into the former St. Bartholomew school building in early May, according to Eric Wollan, chief capital assets officer of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Melrose Park parish celebrates St. Joseph Table While many parishes in the archdiocese were celebrating St. Patrick on March 17, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Melrose Park turned its attention to a figure important to Italians and Italian Americans: St. Joseph, whose feast day is March 19.
Former St. Edmund School to house migrant families in Oak Park More than 100 migrants who had been staying at the Carleton of Oak Park Hotel and West Cook YMCA were expected to move into a temporary transitional family shelter in the former St. Edmund School building at the end of February.