For students and staff at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, 720 W. Belmont Ave., the first anniversary of Pope Leo’s election to the papacy offered a moment to reflect. The school went viral for the mock conclave it held just two days before the pope’s el... See more
Handwritten letters by holy people of God such as St. Vincent de Paul and St. Teresa of Avila. An early copy of St. Thomas Aquinas’ “Summa Theologica.” Artifacts from the 1926 International Eucharistic Congress held in Chicago and Mundelein where tens of ... See more
Students in grades four through eight at St. Frances of Rome School in Cicero ushered in the Easter Triduum by leading and taking part in a Tenebrae service on April 1, Spy Wednesday. Tenebrae is devotion of prayer in a darkened church, usually during the... See more
Venerable Fulton Sheen will be beatified Sept. 24 during a Mass at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Bishop Louis Tylka of the Diocese of Peoria announced March 25. “With anticipation of a great number of people wanting to participate, we chose t... See more
The birthplace of Pope Leo XIV is the new twin city of Cascia, Italy, home of St. Rita, patron of impossible causes, peace and forgiveness. A delegation of 34 pilgrims from Cascia joined parishioners at St. Rita of Cascia Parish, 6243 S. Fairfield Ave., f... See more
