Chicago Archives

Bells once belonging to Catholic church to ring a new tune at ‘Leaning Tower of Niles’

Mar 8, 2020

Bells at the top of a half-scale replica of Italy’s famed Leaning Tower of Pisa in suburban Chicago will be playing some new tunes after undergoing renovations.

By Associated Press

Walking with ‘suffering Christ’ means standing with victims, says priest

Mar 8, 2020

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, one of the world’s leading experts on safeguarding minors, said the church is suffering “institutional trauma” from clerical sexual abuse, trauma that it must learn to integrate into its theology and understanding of salvation if it is to overcome it.

By Michelle Martin

Bigger crowd for March for Life Chicago prompts new location, more events

Jan 10, 2020

March for Life Chicago is attracting more people each year and participants in this year’s event will notice lots of changes, starting with a new venue and a convention featuring pro-life ministries and other exhibitors.

By Michelle Martin

Activist Chicago priest, George Clements, dead at age 87

Nov 26, 2019

Father George Clements, the Chicago priest whose civil rights and social justice activism led to a television movie about his career, died Monday at the age of 87.

By Associated Press

100 guns turned in at St. Sabina buyback program in Chicago

Nov 19, 2019

A gun buyback program at St. Sabina Church in Chicago produced at least 100 firearms.

By Associated Press

Priest reinstated after abuse allegation deemed unfounded

Nov 4, 2019

The Archdiocese of Chicago has reinstated a priest after allegations that he sexually abused a child more than two decades ago were deemed “unfounded.”

By Associated Press