Photo Gallery Learning the art of making Lithuanian Christmas ornaments Participants make traditional straw Christmas ornaments during an event at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 S. Pulaski Road, in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2021. Lithuanian Christmas tree ornaments have been made from natural wheat or rye straw for centuries. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicagoland St. Rita Parish provides over 550 families with Thanksgiving supplies More than 550 families received turkeys and other food for their Thanksgiving meals at St. Rita of Cascia Church, 6243 S. Fairfield Ave., Nov. 20.
U.S. During Advent, rediscover a place of rest with Edith Stein The second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent is a place of personal resonance: “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (Phil 4:6-7).
Chicagoland Mundelein at 100: Assyrian Catholic students found a home at seminary The University of St. Mary of the Lake counts plenty of Catholic prelates among the men who studied there. Now, it can count the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East. Mar Awa Royel, born in Chicago, was elected patriarch in Erbil, Iraq, in September.
Photo Gallery Patroness of Puerto Rico honored St. Aloysius Parish in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago hosted a Mass in honor of the feast day of Our Lady of Divine Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico on Nov.14, 2021. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Vatican Countries must do more to make migration safe, legal, pope says Continuing to focus on the care of migrants and refugees, Pope Francis urged a U.N. organization to do more to convince nations to open safe and legal pathways for migration and to regularize people who have entered countries without the proper documents.
Chicagoland Archdiocese reinstates Father David Ryan On Nov. 20, Cardinal Cupich sent a letter to parishioners of St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich announcing the reinstatement of their pastor, Father David Ryan.
International Climate talks: From ‘blah, blah, blah’ to spurring action rooted in care After two weeks of talks among world leaders at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, there were plenty of terse tweets and editorial hashtags offering varying assessments of the final Glasgow Climate Pact.
Vatican Confession can be a place where church fights abuse, Jesuit says To protect the sacrament of reconciliation as a “channel of grace” for victims of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must do a better job instructing priests on what to do if a victim recounts his or her abuse in the confessional and in the unlikely case that an abuser confesses, said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner.
Chicagoland Archdiocese announces updates on Renew My Church groupings The Archdiocese of Chicago announced updates on three Renew My Church groupings Nov. 11 and 12.
Chicagoland Mundelein centennial: Architecture designed to respond to society Visitors to the campus of the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary who think they have stepped into a quaint New England village are getting exactly the impression Cardinal George Mundelein hoped for when he began building.