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Religious Route 66: Ryan Chiaverini finds history and mystery on the Old Santa Fe Trail
4+ day, 32+ min ago (32+ words) ABC7 Chicago Religious Route 66: Ryan Chiaverini finds history and mystery on the Old Santa Fe Trail...
Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park to hold farewell celebration after school closure
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (32+ words) by Archdiocese of Chicago ABC7 Chicago Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park to hold farewell celebration after school closure...
Religious leaders rally behind Fr. Michael Pfleger, priest and activist, amid new abuse allegation
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (35+ words) Religious leaders rally behind Fr. Michael Pfleger, pastor of Auburn Gresham, Chicago church St. Sabina, amid new abuse allegation ABC7 Chicago Religious leaders rally behind Fr. Michael Pfleger, priest and activist, amid new abuse allegation...
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1098+ words) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Christian memory." Past popes have…...
Chicago-based group gets private audience with Pope Leo at Vatican: 'such a joy"
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) ROME (WLS) -- There was a very special meeting with the pope for a group from Chicago. Leaders from Catholic Extension Society enjoyed a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Monday morning. The Chicago-based organization is dedicated to…...
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (395+ words) ROME -- Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday. Anthropic has billed…...
Historic Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii church reopens in Little Italy after renovation: EXCLUSIVE
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (408+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A historic church in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood is re-opening its doors after a two-year renovation. The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei is the oldest continuing Italian-American Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. ABC7 got an…...
e.l.f. Cosmetics co-founder preparing to become Catholic priest
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (460+ words) MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Scott Vincent Borba, co-founder of Oakland-based e.l.f. Cosmetics known for a life of wealth and celebrity, is preparing to become a Catholic priest after giving up his fortune and entering seminary. Borba, 52, moved in glamorous circles during his…...
A survivor and witness, Trinity Church soars as the soul of lower Manhattan
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (493+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN -- For more than three centuries, Trinity Church has stood in the heart of Lower Manhattan as both a spiritual home and a witness to American history. Today, the historic church continues serving its community much the same way…...
Sacred Heart Church facade partially collapses during Sunday Mass in Morgan Park, officials say
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (101+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A church's front facade partially collapsed during Sunday Mass on the city's South Side, officials said. The collapse happened around 10:45 a.m. in at Sacred Heart Church, 11652 S. Church St., in Morgan Park, Chicago Alderman Matt O'Shea said. Father Sasso gave…...