Mother of the Americas Parish has long had a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with its First Friday devotions, so when the U.S. bishops invited parishes across the country to join them in consecrating America to the Sacred Heart on its 250th birthday... See more
While the city sweltered in a heat wave, friends and supporters of the National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini gathered at the shrine to celebrate the 80th anniversary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s canonization and to commemorate what would have b... See more
Family and friends of people who died by suicide now have a memorial in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside that they can visit and remember their loved ones. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the first Catholic diocese in the United States to create a memor... See more
For 25 years, a small group of Poor Clare sisters has lived a quiet and enclosed existence in Immaculate Conception Monastery in Palos Park. But in the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, the community is putting out the welcome mat and inviting women to discern... See more
As the sun set on the city on June 5, the first full day of summer vacation for Chicago Public School students, people gathered in front of the steps of St. Sabina Church for the kickoff to the parish’s annual weekly peace walks. For nearly 20 years, Fath... See more
