Vatican Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St. Corona She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St. Corona.
Chicagoland Archdiocese offers Masses online during difficult time During this difficult time, it is particularly important that the faithful have access to the grace and comfort of Holy Mass. While we observe restrictions on our in-person attendance at liturgies, I invite you to watch and participate in the celebration of Sunday, Saturday evening and daily Masses using the internet.
Photo Gallery Cardinal Cupich consecrates altar in St. Joseph Chapel at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant during a Mass in which he consecrated the altar in the St. Joseph Chapel at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on March 1, 2020. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland Third Age: ‘Everything we do is in the name of Jesus’ A half-dozen women started the day before Ash Wednesday kneeling in the sanctuary at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights. As they do every Tuesday, they started the day in prayer: for the young, for the old, for the world, and especially for priests.
Chicagoland Workshop helps improve cultural understanding of Polish people When parishes merge through the Renew My Church process, often that means very different groups of people with different cultural backgrounds and experiences coming together under one roof for the first time as a parish.
Vatican Pope: A united humanity will rise from pandemic-stricken world As more countries continue to lockdown and isolate to stem the spread of the coronavirus, “we can only get out of this situation together as a whole humanity,” Pope Francis said.
Chicagoland Archdiocese implements measures to help curb coronavirus spread To stem the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Cardinal Cupich announced March 13 that the Archdiocese of Chicago it would suspend all public liturgies effective with the regularly scheduled vigil Masses that had been planned for March 14.
Chicagoland St. Barnabas School raises money for cancer research in alum’s honor The energy inside St. Barnabas School’s gym was palpable the morning of March 6 as the community came together to support pediatric cancer research and to remember a former student who lost his life to the disease.
Chicagoland Murphy Scholarship Fund: 30 years of opening doors for Catholic high school students In 1990, the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund started in Chicago, providing funding for four students to attend two high schools, the independent Providence-St. Mel and Loyola Academy in Wilmette.
U.S. Lent: Forgiveness for the ungrateful, and for (and from) us all Forgiveness — both seeking and offering it — is one of the great challenges of our Catholic faith. But it is also among its greatest treasures.
International El Salvador marks anniversary of Jesuit’s martyrdom as beatification nears Even as the government of El Salvador announced a nationwide quarantine, hundreds flocked to a pilgrimage site March 12 to remember a Jesuit priest and his companions killed 43 years ago and declared martyrs by Pope Francis in February.