Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it’s supposed to be. But this year, after eight months of devastating war between Israel and Hamas, many families will eat canned food in stifling tents.
Muslims from around the world gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage.
The Little Angels Memorial Service at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood remembered 27 unborn babies that did not survive past 20 weeks in the womb.
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More than 10,000 voting representatives gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting, where they will vote on whether to ban churches with women pastors and deliberate yet again on how to respond to sexual abuse within churches.
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The box truck was parked beside a quiet sidewalk in the West Loop. A few people stopped, glancing curiously at the image flashing on its trailer: a young man, his expression resolute but tinged with sadness. Below his figure was a message in bold letters: “Chicagoan kidnapped by Hamas.” “He’s always up there,” said the truck’s driver, Jeremiah Smith, 27, as he stared at the image. “I always know that.” Twelve hours a day, six days a week, Smith drives the truck through the Chicago area, raising awareness for the scores of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas. But the […]
When the Chicago Archdiocese announced the merger in 2022, many St. Bernadette’s parishioners were disappointed. Some had grown up going to that church, but despite entreaties to remain open and a petition to save the neighborhood church, the move marched forward.
Timothy Berryhill was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot with the Illinois National Guard before joining St. George Catholic Church in Tinley Park, where he was inspired to enroll in seminary. He was ordained May 18 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests.