Photo Gallery SPRED active at Shrine of Our Lady Guadalupe of Guadalupe Volunteers and staff with SPRED, Special Religious Education Development, work with children at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on March 29, 2025. SPRED assists persons with developmental disabilities to become integrated into parish worship and sacramental life. The students engage in activities before they move into time for prayer and worship. SPRED was started in Chicago in 1960 and has been adopted by other dioceses around the country. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
U.S. Archbishop Casey installed as 10th archbishop of Cincinnati On April 3, Archbishop Robert G. Casey was installed as the 10th metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, succeeding Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr.
U.S. Archbishop-designate McGovern to head Omaha archdiocese On March 31, Pope Francis appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the sixth archbishop of Omaha succeeding Archbishop George Lucas, who has served the archdiocese since 2009.
U.S. Catholic Extension Society program to help rebuild church in Puerto Rico Cardinal Cupich, chancellor of Chicago-based Catholic Extension Society, joined Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, along with bishops from five dioceses of Puerto Rico, on March 31 for the launch of a major project to recover and rebuild the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico.
Vatican Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.
U.S. U.S. bishops end agreements with federal government to serve refugees, migrant children After almost 50 years of working with the federal government to resettle refugees and migrant children, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on April 7 that it will not renew the cooperative agreements related to children’s services and refugee support.
Chicagoland Catholic Relief Services urging local Catholics to contact Congress to reverse aid cuts Leaders in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s efforts to be in solidarity with and serve poor and marginalized people are imploring local Catholics to give generously to Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten Rice Bowl collection this year and to reach out to Congress to reverse termination of lifesaving aid.
Chicagoland Archdiocese files suit to stop false abuse claims The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against two people who claimed they were sexually abused by former priest Daniel McCormack as well as five other people, alleging that the individuals were part of a yearslong conspiracy to fraudulently obtain financial settlements from the archdiocese.
U.S. Catholic Theological Union hosts novena for migrants, immigrants Nine bishops and archbishops from across the United States will lead prayers and reflections during a March 14-22 national novena for migrants and immigrants hosted by the Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, including Cardinal Cupich on the final day.
Chicagoland Bishop Timothy O’Malley's coat of arms Bishop O’Malley’s coat of arms is representative of the themes of the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the revelation of Christ in the road to Emmaus and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Chicagoland Bishop Lawrence Sullivan's coat of arms Bishop Sullivan’s coat of arms is representative of his birthplace, his personal devotions and the place in which he has spent his life and ministry as a priest.