World War II pilot laid to rest 80 years after his death

World War II pilot Edward T. McGuire, a 1939 graduate of Mount Carmel High School, was laid to rest at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Alsip on Oct. 28.

Assisting our veterans

No one who served our country should be without a home and yet, according to the most recent point-in-time count by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which assesses the number of homeless people on any given night, veterans made up approximately 7% of all homeless adults in the country.

Priest veteran visits Washington, D.C., with Honor Flight Chicago

Father George Kane, 97, participated in an Honor Flight for veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War on July 12, visiting armed services and war memorials in Washington, D.C.

St. Damian students pay homage to U.S. veterans

Students at St. Damian School in Oak Forest paid homage to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces Nov. 11 despite rainy weather that forced school staff to move the ceremony to the parish church instead of outdoors at the Oak Forest Veterans Memorial.

Veterans honored, remembered at Catholic Community of St. Katharine Drexel

On Nov. 11, 2018, the Catholic Community of St. Katharine Drexel celebrated the contribution, commitment and sacrifice of veterans and active service members at the St. Felicitas worship site, 1526 E. 84th St.

Cardinal Cupich remembers veterans on Memorial Day 2018

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated Memorial Day Masses at nearly 40 Catholic cemeteries on May 28.

Committed to serving our veterans

Each year on Veterans Day we honor the men and women who have bravely fought for America’s freedom. This year — Catholic Charities’ centennial year — Veterans Day takes on special significance for us because veterans and their families were one of the first groups Catholic Charities served 100 years ago. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago was founded within days of the United States entering World War I. As men went off to battle, Catholic Charities was there for the women and children left behind.

The church reaches out to help Veterans in need

About a third of homeless men in the United States are veterans, and veterans are more likely to be homeless than non-veterans. Reuben Villagomez knows that, and he knows a whole lot about what it’s like.

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