Chicagoland Dr. King remembered at St. Katharine Drexel Parish St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 9015 S. Harper Ave., celebrates the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during Mass on Jan. 19, 2020.
Vatican Vatican wartime archives ready for new batch of scholars After decades of anticipation, the Vatican archives are ready to welcome, starting March 2, scores of scholars wishing to study documents related to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII.
Chicagoland St. Ethelreda School chess team wins state title The St. Ethelreda School chess team took home top honors in November at the Illinois State All Grade Chess Championship winning first place overall. Individual players Shakira Luster, 13, Trechelle Williams, 14, and Imani Hill, 14, took home third, fourth and 10th places.
Vatican Pope Francis: Protect your health, physically and spiritually Jesus healed people of all sorts of physical ailments, but he always started with the essential — forgiving their sins, Pope Francis said.
U.S. An unlikely location for a lesson on the Holy Spirit: In the back of a taxi The back of a cab seems an unlikely place to get a lesson on the Holy Spirit, but that’s what happened one evening after a girl’s night out with two of my Catholic friends.
Chicagoland Five Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools will close The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Jan. 13 that five Catholic schools will close at the end of the 2019/2020 school year. The schools — St. Colette School, Rolling Meadows; St. Jane de Chantal School, Chicago; St. Joseph School, Round Lake; St. Louise de Marillac School, La Grange Park; and St. Maria Goretti School, Schiller Park — will close June 30 due to low enrollment and financial difficulties.
Chicagoland Archdiocese honors leaders with Heart of the School awards The Archdiocese of Chicago honored 18 teachers, administrators and staff members from its 209 Catholic schools with the 2019 Heart of the School Award. The winners, who represent Catholic elementary and high schools across the archdiocese, were selected from 500 nominees based on their outstanding contributions to the schools and the students they serve.
Chicagoland Newly formed parish, school take name St. Elizabeth of the Trinity The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Jan. 20 that St. Elizabeth of the Trinity would be the name of the newly formed parish and school created by the unification of St. Cornelius, St. Tarcissus and St. Thecla Parish and School and Pope Francis Global Academy North Campus.
Vatican Pope sets day to honor, study, share the Bible The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to God and his word, Pope Francis said.
Chicagoland Local Catholic shares her gifts in Rwanda through CRS program St. Clement parishioner Elizabeth Norden always admired the work of Catholic Relief Services, the official overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and wanted to volunteer with them. She got her chance last August as a volunteer with its Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Rwanda.
Chicagoland Book offers women of faith a journal for pregnancy When Clarissa Valbuena Aljentera found out she was pregnant with her son, AJ, she figured out pretty early on that she wanted to journal about her experiences in a way that connected to her faith.