Archdiocese of Chicago Archives - Page 10 of 17

Religious superior recommended restoration of faculties for St. John Cantius founder

Jun 27, 2018

The religious superior of Father C. Frank Phillips, former pastor of St. John Cantius Parish in Chicago, recommended last month that Chicago’s archbishop permit the priest to return to public ministry.

By Carl Bunderson

Parkland students kick off anti-gun tour with rally at Catholic church

Jun 25, 2018

For the past 10 years, at the start of summer, Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Church in Chicago, and St. Sabina parishioners have held a rally to kick off weekly marches for peace in the surrounding neighborhood.

By Joyce Duriga

‘Dreamers’ speaking up about their needs, concerns during encuentro

Jun 25, 2018

The Archdiocese of Chicago at the Region VII encuentro took place early June at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The episcopal regions of the U.S. Catholic Church have had encuentros; these regionals are leading to the National Fifth Encuentro, or V Encuentro, set for September in Grapevine, Texas.

By Norma Montenegro Flynn

Ex-priest accused of abuse allowed access to Chicago schools

Jun 22, 2018

Chicago Public Schools’ correspondence provided to The Associated Press shows that the nation’s third largest school district gave a former Roman Catholic priest access to its schools for months despite knowing he was forced to leave the priesthood for sexually abusing a boy of 6 when he was around 15.

By Michael Tarm

Chicago priest’s effort to build community earns CCHD leadership award

May 23, 2018

Father Matt O’Donnell was given the 2018 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty and social justice program.

By Dennis Sadowski

Runaway slave-turned-priest moves closer to beatification

May 13, 2018

The first African American priest in the U.S. could become the country’s first African American saint as his cause took another step forward this week.

By Catholic News Agency