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Priest greets students at Notre Dame Catholic School dressed as Olaf
Students at Notre Dame Catholic School in Clarendon Hills were greeted Wednesday morning by Father Mark Bernhard, dressed as Olaf. He agreed to wear the snowman costume for the entire day if students ...
Oak Lawn Scout prepares care packages for overseas soldiers for Eagle project
Will Martin, a senior at Oak Lawn High School, is collecting donations for soldiers for his Worth Troop 668 Eagle Scout ...
Cardinal Blase Cupich leads memorial Mass in Chicago for Pope Francis
As Pope Francis' life was celebrated Wednesday at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago Catholics and others have strong opinions on ...
More than 1,000 faithful gather at Holy Name Cathedral to honor Pope Francis
During his homily, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said individuals and the church must follow in the footsteps ...
At Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral, a memorial Mass for ‘the people’s pope’
Hundreds of people – including leaders of various faiths – attend a memorial Mass for Pope Francis at Chicago’s Holy Name ...
Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest3d
From pews to pulpits, locals respond to pope’s death
Rev. Carl Morello, pastor of St. Catherine-St. Lucy and St. Giles in Oak Park, had received a call from another priest Monday ...
U.S. Catholics, and Some Protestants, Mourn a Different Kind of Pope
Immigrants and L.G.B.T.Q. people were among those who saw Pope Francis as a force for change, offering a more welcoming ...
Hundreds celebrate Easter at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pilsen
Thousands in the faith community across Chicago gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter, marking a moment of hope during dark ...
St. Thomas More Catholic church closing on SW Side; money raised for Greenstone Church in Pullman
Holiday brings good news for one Chicago church, but sadness for another. In the Pullman neighborhood, there came word that enough money has been raised to keep Greenstone Methodist Church afloat, but ...