Chicagoland Congratulations to our deacons celebrating jubilees In this section, we recognize the deacons serving in the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrating jubilees this year. Deacons assist the bishop and priests in ministries of the word, liturgy and charity. Deacons also identify the needs of the poor and underserved, and shepherd the church’s resources to meet those needs. We thank them for their service and congratulate them on their anniversaries.
Chicagoland St. Anthony Parish celebrates patron, jubilee year Under large mosaics depicting the miracles of their patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua parishioners gathered to celebrate their patron’s feast on June 8, Pentecost, with a bilingual Mass and fiesta in the parking lot.
Vatican Safeguarding remains a top priority with new appointment, US cardinal says Pope Leo XIV's appointment of the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors shows that safeguarding remains a top priority, its former president said.
Chicagoland Archdiocese marks 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’’ Ten years after Pope Francis released “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home,” the message of the encyclical has taken root in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Chicagoland Archdiocese lays to rest Bishop John Gorman, 99 Friends, family and loved ones remembered Auxiliary Bishop John Gorman as a “cornerstone” of the church in the Archdiocese of Chicago and around the United States at his funeral Mass June 10 at Our Lady of the Woods Church in Orland Park.
Vatican ‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV called the situation in the Middle East “alarming” and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward.
Chicagoland Thousands of Catholics celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field Thousands of Catholics from across the Chicago area and beyond gathered June 14 at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, to celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born, Dolton-raised Augustinian and White Sox fan who was elected the 266th Successor of Peter on May 8.
Chicagoland Last-minute assisted suicide bill fails to pass Illinois Senate Opponents of assisted suicide in Illinois are breathing a sigh of relief that the spring legislative session ended May 31 without an Illinois Senate vote on a bill that would have allowed terminally ill people to take their own lives.
Vatican Pope speaks by phone with Russian leader Putin Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone conversation June 4 with the pope encouraging Putin to make a gesture to show he is serious about peace with Ukraine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican Pope appoints religious sister secretary of dicastery for religious In his first appointment of a high-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Chicagoland Statement of Cardinal Cupich on election of Pope Leo XIV The following statement was released on May 9, 2025.