The Midwest Augustinians host the closing night of the annual St. Rita novena at the St. Rita Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave., on May 22, 2021, with the Mass of the roses in honor of the Feast Day of St. Rita of Cascia. The novena was held virtually except for two Masses on the final day.
St. Rita of Cascia shrine hosts 12-hour Festival of Peace When staff at the Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia, 7740 S. Western Ave., began planning its Festival of Peace last fall, they never dreamt the world would be in such turmoil when they held their event March 25.
St. Rita’s Father McCarthy takes Vatican post When Augustinian Father Tom McCarthy takes up his new position as the English-language official of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization in Rome, he’s hoping things aren’t too different.
Catholics take part in 50th anniversary of King march Louis Woodland was serving in Vietnam in 1966 when Martin Luther King Jr. led a march on Aug. 5 t...