Tag: Archdiocese of Chicago
How Father Augustus Tolton handled travails, transitions is model for living...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The soft-spoken cleric felt a combination of weariness and relief as the train pulled into the station.
Father Augustus Tolton, formerly...
Pope Francis names Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob as successor...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, 75, and has named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob...
Chicago group hopes landmark designation by city will save historic Catholic...
CHICAGO -- In Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, St. Adalbert Church, built by Polish immigrants in 1874, has deep significance for generations of parishioners.
It was closed...
Former Methodist minister Kelli Knight, partner appear to seek same-sex blessing...
A former Methodist minister has apparently sought a blessing on her same-sex union from a priest at a parish within the Archdiocese of Chicago,...
Hope-Esperanza Conference gathers religious sisters to discuss, discern and embrace religious...
CHICAGO -- In a practical sense, nothing changed. But sister after sister at the Hope-Esperanza Conference in Chicago said everything now feels different.
About 150...
‘The price Ukrainians pay for their freedom is too high’ says...
LVIV and IRPIN, Ukraine — As they defend "their very existence as a people," Ukrainians "(inspire) us all to stand in solidarity … not...
Illinois bishops respond to Attorney General Kwame Raoul report revealing decades...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children.
The report, unveiled during...
Father Michael Pfelger cleared of accusations in Chicago, reinstated to ministry...
CHICAGO (CNS) -- Father Michael Pfleger, 73, has been reinstated as senior pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina after the Chicago Archdiocese's...
Father Michael Pfleger of Archdiocese of Chicago accused of sexual abuse...
WASHINGTON -- Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped aside from his...
St. Michael School near Chicago honors school bus driver who averted...
CHICAGO -- Students and staff at St. Michael School in Orland Park in suburban Chicago honored bus driver Sue Mitchell Feb. 16 for her...