Chicagoland Bishop Casey, Sisters of St. Joseph remember National Guard during Easter Mass Bishop Robert Casey and the Sisters of St. Joseph at remembered National Guard during Easter Mass on April 4, 2021.
Chicagoland Unique Via Crucis, outdoor adoration offer Holy Week alternatives In response to the pandemic and the need for social distancing during Holy Week 2021, St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish, 2651 S. Central Park Ave., and Most Blessed Trinity Parish in Waukegan, turned annual events into outdoor experiences for parishioners.
Chicagoland Pandemic no match for annual basket blessing in Lemont To observe social distancing, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church in Lemont held a drive-thru Easter basket blessing on Holy Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Chicagoland Good Friday indoors and outdoors at St. Joseph in Libertyville As another sign of parishes adapting during the pandemic, St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville held Good Friday celebrations of the Lord’s Passion both inside and outside.
Chicagoland Mount Carmel students embrace St. Baldrick’s mission during pandemic Mount Carmel High School, 6410 S. Dante Ave., has a long history of participating in the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraisers each March, but had to cancel last year’s in-person celebration because of the pandemic.
U.S. Catholic groups, bishops pray for end to anti-Asian hate crimes, violence WASHINGTON — Asian and Pacific Islander Catholic groups and a number of Catholic bishops have joined their voices with others in calling for an end to violence and hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island heritage.
Chicagoland Local network promotes discussion around criminal justice reform The Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network is working to bring Catholic social teaching to the discussion of reforming the criminal justice system in the United States, emphasizing that all people, including those who have committed crimes, have the dignity that comes from being made in the image and likeness of God.
Chicagoland Vatican recognizes clergy abuse victims’ magazine with local ties When The Healing Voices was started in 2016, the survivors of clerical sexual abuse who came together to write and edit it expected it to be a way for them to express their own thoughts and share their experiences with one another.
Chicagoland Vicariate III launches Our Peace Plan to address violence When Linda Weaver lost her husband and two adult sons in a tragic plane crash in 2019, the grief she and her family experienced was unimaginable.
Chicagoland Four parish groupings receive Renew My Church outcomes The Archdiocese of Chicago released updates on four Renew My Church groupings between March 9 and March 12.
Vatican Vatican says no blessing gay unions, no negative judgment on gay people While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.