Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...
Worship news: Clothing giveaway and 109th anniversary
St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church: 101 W. Burrell Dr. — St. Matthias will have the stations of the cross from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Friday during Lent until April 11. In case of inclement weather ...
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Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says
It was issued shortly before the Vatican’s No. 2 led the faithful in a somber night-time recitation of the Rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square that ... he called the parish priest of the ...
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Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years
Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years. The feast honors not just a physical chair but what it ...
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Thousands pray for Pope Francis outside the Vatican
“But we also pray in thanksgiving for what he has done for the Church ... tourists from Chicago, who arrived holding umbrellas well before the service started, said they prayed for the pope at daily ...