Vatican Global church prepares for synod process beginning next month In about a month, Pope Francis will open a synod process for the entire church in what has been described as the most ambitious project for Catholic renewal since the Second Vatican Council.
Chicagoland Knights’ Silver Rose pilgrimage makes stop at St. Theresa in Palatine Parishioners and Knights of Columbus councils across the Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed a silver rose with prayers to Mary during the last week of August, part of the Knights of Columbus international annual Silver Rose pilgrimage.
U.S. Report outlines complaints of border agents' treatment of asylum-seekers A joint report by the Kino Border Initiative and Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, details complaints lodged against U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents against those seeking asylum at the Arizona-Mexico border.
Photo Gallery Personalizing parking spaces tradition for Marian Catholic seniors Senior drivers at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights paint and personalize their parking spaces on Aug. 15, 2021. Many parents and family members joined in the fun in what has become an back-to-school tradition. All designs were approved by school administration. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Photo Gallery Queen of Peace partners with Bears Care for mobile food distribution Parishioners from Queen of Peace Parish in North Chicago joined Bears Care volunteers from Chicago Bears’ families in conjunction with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to distribute food to more than 500 families during a mobile market pop-up on Aug. 17, 2021. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Other Authors 6300 S. Bell Ave. One of the benefits to my work as editor and journalist for Chicago Catholic is visiting many neighborhoods in Cook and Lake counties because the church and its members are there.
U.S. Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida's wrath as others prepare to help Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida -- one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 -- are collecting donations as they prepare to help with the yet-unknown damage caused by the late August storm.
U.S. U.S. bishops support immigration provisions in $3.5 trillion spending bill The U.S. bishops’ migration chair said Aug. 12 that the Catholic leaders were pleased the $3.5 trillion spending plan passed by the Senate a day earlier would provide “lawful permanent status to qualified immigrants.”
Chicagoland Our Peace Plan awards $105,000 to six parishes Six parishes in Vicariate III have received grants totaling $105,000 through Our Peace Plan, a vicariate-wide effort led by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Lombardo and Linda Weaver, who came up with the idea and donated the grant money.
Chicagoland New president drawn to mission of Dominican University Students, faculty and staff at Dominican University in River Forest will find themselves in an unfamiliar position this fall: getting to know a new university president.