Chicagoland St. Sabina hosts ham giveaway for Christmas On Dec. 15, 2018, St. Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Place, partnered with Jewel-Osco to pass out 1,800 hams to community residents. The annual event ensures families have food on their tables for Christmas.
U.S. Immigration battles continue as 2018 comes to an end The year may be coming to an end but the battles on the immigration front promise to continue well into 2019 and beyond.
Chicagoland St. Therese Girl Scouts spread Christmas cheer to the elderly Brownie, Daisy and Junior Girl Scout Troops from St. Theresa School in Palatine visited residents to spread Christmas cheer by caroling at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly in Palatine on Dec. 10, 2018.
U.S. Emmanuel: The name sums up the Christmas message We know what kind of person the infant Jesus born on the first Christmas would be in adult life: someone known for drawing near to others and walking with them in their actual lives.
Chicagoland Cowboy club makes annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe The annual ride to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines by Club Los Vaqueros Unidos is the unofficial kickoff to celebrations leading up to the feast day Dec. 12.
U.S. A closer look at the Nativity story in Luke's Gospel Christmas is a major feast day, yet it is based upon small passages in two Gospels. These are the Nativity accounts in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Chicagoland Dec. 12: 'Queen of people's hearts,' Our Lady of Guadalupe "Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Mexico, Empress of the Americas." This grand title, found on traditional banners celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe, highlights her widespread impact throughout this continent.
Vatican Pope revamps Vatican City State structures, laws to boost oversight Pope Francis approved a new set of laws concerning the structure and governance of Vatican City State in an effort to simplify the many offices and activities of the world's smallest nation and to boost oversight, transparency and budgetary controls.
Chicagoland Remembering the Our Lady of the Angels school fire 60 years later It has been 60 years, but Serge Uccetta remembers Dec. 1, 1958 like it happened recently. That’s the day fire engulfed his elementary school, Our Lady of the Angels near Hamlin and Chicago avenues, taking the lives of 95 people — 92 students and three women religious.
U.S. Four ways to be more attentive this Advent “Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. To the contemporary Catholic, they can also present somewhat of a conundrum.
Chicagoland Archdiocese of Chicago adds 10 names to its list of clergy with substantiated allegations Cardinal Cupich added the names of 10 current and former priests and deacons to its public list of clergy with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse on Nov. 28.