People detained in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview began receiving daily pastoral care visits on May 15.
Mary Zeien had a dream of building a place to support young women who chose life for their babies and who needed a hand up to escape poverty, homelessness, abuse or worse.
At the presentation of his first social encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV appealed for artificial intelligence to be placed firmly at the service of humanity, warning against technologies that foster domination, exclusion and war.
Catholic artists who work in all kinds of media in the Chicago area can find community and fellowship with members of Chicago Catholic Artists.
Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado blesses mothers and those expecting children during Mother’s Day Mass at Immaculate Conception/Five Holy Martyrs Parish, 4327 S. Richmond St., on May 10, 2026. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Priests serving in the Archdiocese of Chicago will gather for their biennial convocation from June 15-18. This gathering is an important and necessary time of spiritual renewal for the priests, so that they can better serve the people of God.
“On World Mission Sunday, every Catholic community is invited to pray and offer spiritual and material sacrifices for the missionary efforts in areas of first evangelization and the support of young churches.”
Pope Leo XIV has appealed for peace in the world throughout his pontificate. His appeals have been accompanied with consistent calls for prayer.
Meeting with participants in a Vatican conference on artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV encourages efforts to educate people about AI while leading them to Christ and a “restored trust in technology.”
Pope Leo XIV approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence in a rescript dated May 12, released on May 16, and signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
The Diocese of Springfield announced plans on April 29 to convert the former St. Boniface Church in Quincy into a shrine to Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first recognized native-born Black priest ordained for the United States.
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