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The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown votes to purchase his childhood home

Jul 2, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted... Read more

The outside of Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago White Sox baseball team plays.

‘He’s one of us’: New short film chronicles Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago life before papacy

Jun 21, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

CEO and President of Spirit Juice Rob Kaczmark takes viewers on a tour of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood life on... Read more

St. Adalbert Parish in Chicago.

Chicago City Council votes to protect historic Catholic parish after yearslong effort

Jun 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

City leaders voted at their June 18 meeting to designate St. Adalbert’s Parish in the Pilsen neighborhood as a Designated... Read more

South loop area of Chicago.

Catholic Charities of Chicago uses a pro-abortion lobbying firm: cooperation with evil?

Jun 5, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Since 2022, Catholic Charities of Chicago has contracted with Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies to lobby on its behalf before the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV to address youth by video at June 14 Chicago event

May 28, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Those attending the June 14 celebration honoring Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field in Chicago will hear directly from the... Read more

The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June 14, 2025, to honor Pope Leo XIV.

Chicago to celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV with Mass at White Sox stadium

May 19, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June... Read more

“What a great honor for our country,” President Trump said of the election of the Catholic Church’s new Chicago-born pope on May 8, 2025.

Trump, Vance, other U.S. leaders celebrate first American pope

May 8, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, along with scores of other elected officials throughout the country have... Read more

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Ill., mother church of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Chicago Archdiocese reinstates priest to ministry after abuse investigation

Apr 16, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The archdiocese said in January that it had removed Father Matthew Foley from ministry after claims of abuse dating to... Read more

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Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse

Feb 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The alleged abuse occurred at St. Francis Borgia “approximately 30 years ago,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said in his letter to... Read more

Holy Name Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Archdiocese of Chicago removes 2 priests from ministry after sex abuse allegations

Jan 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The archdiocese announced the development on Saturday, writing to 14 different parishes at which the two priests served over a... Read more

Pope Francis with Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese

Dec 20, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“These fine archdiocesan priests reflect the people of this particular Church and the many talents of our local presbyterate,” Cardinal... Read more

Carnicerías Jiménez founder José Jiménez and his daughter Luz Maribel, the Chicago grocery chain’s human resources director.

‘With God, everything; without God, nothing’: principles of a Catholic family business

Nov 17, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Luz Maribel Jiménez shares her family’s guiding principles to inspire entrepreneurs who aspire to lead a business with values ​​and... Read more

José and Lupe Jiménez with family members.

U.S. Latino Catholic family receives award for exemplary faith and service

Nov 12, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The family of José and Lupe Jiménez was recently awarded the Iskali Inspired Award, which honors those whose life and... Read more

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

Sep 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

CBS News Chicago reported that the alleged incident reportedly took place at an “eighth-grade confirmation retreat” in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,... Read more

The new section of the St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois, will feature “winding walking trails, native plants, and a mixture of meadow and forest terrain.”

‘Natural burial’ option debuts in Archdiocese of Chicago

Aug 31, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholics will now have the option of using natural burial plots at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, about 25 miles... Read more

A Catholic pregnancy center called Aid for Women in north Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood was vandalized with red paint and the words "fake clinic" and "the dead babies are in Gaza" at 3 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, just hours after the closing of the Democratic National Convention. Mary FioRito, a spokesperson for the center, said that vandals also cemented the doors shut, forcing the nonprofit to cancel appointments for around 12 women.

Chicago pregnancy center vandalized as Democratic National Convention closes

Aug 23, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Security cameras allegedly captured four vandals in the act of splattering red paint on the pregnancy center’s entrance and painting... Read more

St. Adalbert Parish sits in the Pilsen neighborhood on the Lower West Side of Chicago in June 2018.

UPDATE: ‘Beloved, historic’ Chicago parish gets key protection vote from city preservation board

Jun 7, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Society of St. Adalbert said the Chicago Landmark Commission on Thursday “voted unanimously to landmark all four buildings on... Read more

St. Ignatius College Prep is located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago.

Catholic priest injured in Chicago shooting after confronting car thieves

Jun 4, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The shooting took place outside the Jesuit residence of the priest and 15 other Jesuits who serve St. Ignatius College... Read more

Outer details of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Chicago.

Catholics in Chicago work to preserve historic century-old parish

May 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish will hold its final Mass on Sunday, May 19, before the parish merges with nearby... Read more

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Chicago priest apologizes for same-sex blessing, saying it violated Church norms

May 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A priest in Chicago has apologized for the way in which he blessed a same-sex couple in April, calling it... Read more