Photo Gallery St. Paul's in Pilsen reaching out to young adults Young adult parishioners and friends gathered for an inaugural cocktail social at St. Paul Church in Pilsen on July 27, 2022. Participants enjoyed beverages and some appetizers with St. Paul parishioners, staff and their friends as they got to know each other, discuss events, activities, and happenings going on in the St. Paul Parish community. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland Parish honors music minister for her 62 years of service Jeanette Dandurand was a newlywed in 1960 when she approached the pastor of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish in Posen and told him that she could help by playing the organ.
U.S. Kentucky churches, communities work together to meet flood victims’ needs Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel Church in Hazard County, Kentucky, had just come from volunteering at the food pantry that her parish helps support.
Chicagoland Podcast: The Diaconate in Chicago Deacon James Norman, the new vicar for deacons for the Archdiocese of Chicago, is this week's guest.
U.S. Eucharistic preachers seek to inspire the faithful to encounter Jesus Priests soon will be fanning out to dioceses across the country to inspire deeper reflection on the gift of the Eucharist to the church.
Chicagoland Eastern Catholics share their culture, experiences at Chicago gathering astern Catholics in the Chicago area, clergy and lay, gathered mid-summer on the University of Chicago campus to discuss the needs and good works of the church in their countries of origin and to start new, mission-minded relationships.
Other Authors Recording the voices of God’s people for the Synod on Synodality Over the past several months, Monsignor Patrick Pollard and I were responsible for synthesizing reports the Archdiocese of Chicago received in preparation for the Synod on Synodality. We worked with women and men representing a wide range of church participation, religious, ordained and members of the ecumenical community to collect the results of the consultation.
U.S. Church leaders urged to be trailblazers in addressing systemic racism When deadly, racially motivated violence erupted in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, a Pittsburgh synagogue, a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and most recently in Buffalo, New York, Catholic Church leaders have responded.
Vatican Commitment to multicultural Canada needs real effort, pope says In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism.
Vatican Pope Francis: Church cannot flee failures, but must reconcile with Indigenous In the face of sin and failure, the temptation to wallow in despair and do nothing comes from the devil, Pope Francis said.
Vatican Pope joins Indigenous pilgrims at lake known for healing waters Pope Francis joined Indigenous pilgrims at a lake known for miraculous healings and encouraged them to lay their burdens on the shore.