Vatican Cardinals choose prelates to offer reflections on church, future pope A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.
Vatican Converging lines: Thousands wait hours to pay respects to Pope Francis After the casket bearing Pope Francis' body was placed in St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of mourners lined up to pay their respects.
Vatican Real conclaves: They aren’t the thrillers seen in film, professor says Novels and films that include or revolve around a conclave often include nefarious plotting, or at least politicking, and attempts to wing it when it comes to the rules for electing a new pope.
Chicagoland Cardinal Cupich joins St. Jerome Parish at Via Crucis for immigration reform About 1,000 people joined in praying for immigration reform and immigrant families, as well for solidarity with all people who are poor or marginalized as they followed the Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, at St. Jerome Parish on Good Friday, April 18.
Vatican Pope's 47 trips reflected his desire to draw close to world's peripheries When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had said he always tried to avoid traveling "because I'm a homebody."
Vatican Pope gave legitimacy to seeking different opinions, Jesuit leader says Pope Francis was committed to trying to discern and follow God’s will, and he knew that his actions and decisions would not make everyone happy, said Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits.
Vatican Pope on Easter: Jesus' resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus clearly shows, Pope Francis wrote in his Easter message.
U.S. U.S. bishops end agreements with federal government to serve refugees, migrant children After almost 50 years of working with the federal government to resettle refugees and migrant children, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on April 7 that it will not renew the cooperative agreements related to children’s services and refugee support.
Chicagoland Catholic Relief Services urging local Catholics to contact Congress to reverse aid cuts Leaders in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s efforts to be in solidarity with and serve poor and marginalized people are imploring local Catholics to give generously to Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten Rice Bowl collection this year and to reach out to Congress to reverse termination of lifesaving aid.
Chicagoland Archdiocese files suit to stop false abuse claims The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against two people who claimed they were sexually abused by former priest Daniel McCormack as well as five other people, alleging that the individuals were part of a yearslong conspiracy to fraudulently obtain financial settlements from the archdiocese.
U.S. Catholic Theological Union hosts novena for migrants, immigrants Nine bishops and archbishops from across the United States will lead prayers and reflections during a March 14-22 national novena for migrants and immigrants hosted by the Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, including Cardinal Cupich on the final day.