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Pope Leo: I love America’s sense of freedom and welcome of all people
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (642+ words) On the heels of his vacation period in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV granted a brief interview to American broadcaster NBC on Wednesday evening after a prayer event for peace with musical accompaniment by Andrea Bocelli and children from around…...
Vatican Gardens' gruesome past grows into green haven
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1085+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Today's lush and immaculately manicured Vatican Gardens were once just a sprawl of mosquito-infested swamps, clay hillsides and hardy grape vines. The wild, unpopulated landscape on the fringes of early Rome slowly shifted as it changed to…...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel procession draws hundreds of Italian families
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (110+ words) Men from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park carry the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in a procession through the neighborhood on July 19, 2026. The procession, which included over 40 groups and families, was one of the…...
National shrine celebrates Mother Cabrini’s birthday, canonization anniversary
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (118+ words) Augustinian Bishop Daniel Turley was the main celebrant for a Mass at The National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 12, 2026. The shrine celebrated the 80th anniversary of the canonization of St. Frances Xavier…...
US bishops call for an end to racial bias in immigration enforcement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (537+ words) “As Catholics, we believe that all persons are created in the image and likeness of God and, therefore, grieve all situations where human life is brought to an unnatural end.” With these words, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the…...
Synodality is like dancing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) This article by Cardinal Cupich was first published in Italian in L’Osservatore Romano on July 7: My first introduction to the art of dancing was not as a teenager attending a sock hop. It was on Wednesday evenings when my siblings…...
Archdiocese of Chicago launches new Hispanic Ministry Commission
1+ week, 1+ day ago (626+ words) The Archdiocese of Chicago’s new Hispanic Ministry Commission (Comisión Hispana de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago), brings together leaders from different ministries in the archdiocese to help focus on the needs and the gifts of Hispanic Catholics in a spirit of…...
Archdiocese ordains three priests for ministry - Photos
2+ week, 1+ day ago (14+ words) Archdiocese ordains three priests for ministry Chicago Catholic Archdiocese ordains three priests for ministry...
Venezuelan Catholics gather to pray for earthquake victims, survivors
2+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) Father Sergio Rivas, pastor, was the main celebrant for a special Spanish language Mass at St. Mary of the Lake Church on June 28, 2026, to pray for the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquake. The Mass intended to unite the…...
Archdiocese dedicates first-ever memorial to those lost to suicide
2+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) Auxiliary Bishop Larry Sullivan, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago, leads a prayer service with Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago for the dedication of the “At Peace” memorial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside on June…...