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Synod releases final reports on selection of bishops, emerging issues

The final reports of Study Groups No. 7 and 9 reaffirm that discernment lies at the heart of selecting a bishop, while adopting specific theological criteria to discern how to address the most difficult questions facing the church, according to Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.

DePaul, Sister Helen Prejean mark 15 years since death penalty abolished

Sister Helen Prejean joined the DePaul University community to honor former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn 15 years after Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the state.

Three Catholic high schools expand, improve facilities

Three area Catholic high schools are celebrating planned or recent expansion and renovation efforts aimed at providing students with facilities that will foster camaraderie, community, teamwork and leadership.

Archdiocesan priests celebrate jubilee milestones

Every year, Chicago Catholic honors archdiocesan priests celebrating jubilees, men who have dedicated themselves to serving the Lord through the Catholic Church. They often wear many hats, such as pastor, administrator, maintenance man, cook, accountant, friend. They have served mostly as parish priests, and some have also served as teachers, chaplains and counselors. Chicago Catholic congratulates and thanks them.

Congratulations to our deacons celebrating jubilees

On this page, we recognize the deacons ordained for the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrating jubilees this year. Deacons assist the bishop and priests in ministries of the word, liturgy and charity. Deacons also identify the needs of the poor and underserved, and shepherd the church’s resources to meet those needs. We thank them for their service and congratulate them on their anniversaries.

Don’t make God small, Vatican Observatory astronomer says

People must remember that God is big enough to care about them and their day-to-day cares when they look at the size the of the universe and feel small, according to Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.

Pope: ‘If someone criticizes me for proclaiming the Gospel, let him do so truthfully’

Before he returned to Rome from Castel Gandolfo on the evening of May 5, Pope Leo XIV spoke briefly to reporters and responded to the latest critical remarks made about him by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Cardinal Cupich: Peace is not absence of war but work of justice

As he accepts the ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’ award from Catholic Theological Union, Cardinal Cupich warns that “conflicts mediated through screens” risk reducing human lives to “data points rather than persons.”

Pope Leo XIV recalls Francis’ legacy of generosity, mercy for church and world

“On this first anniversary of his death, I would like to remember Pope Francis, who left so much, who gave so much to the church through his life, his witness, his words, and his gestures. He did so by truly living closeness to the poorest, to the least, to the sick, to children, and to the elderly.” Pope Leo XIV offered those words about his predecessor to journalists as he flew from Angola to Equatorial Guinea, which marks the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa.

Archbishop Wenski laments cuts to church aid to unaccompanied minors

In a statement, Archbishop Thomas Wenski decried the U.S. government’s decision to cut aid to Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Miami and end the more than 60-year relationship with the charity.

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