The Archdiocese of Chicago has put a priest who served two parishes in the north suburbs and in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on leave after the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services opened a probe into allegations that he abused children.
Pope Francis is opening his visit to Indonesia with a packed first day Wednesday, meeting political and religious leaders and setting a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health.
One of six hostages confirmed killed by Hamas in Gaza over the weekend was Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the 23-year-old son of Chicago natives Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg who was kidnapped from the Tribe of Nova music festival in the Negev desert in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
Pope Francis will clock 20,390 miles by air during his Sept. 2-13 visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore, far surpassing any of his previous 44 foreign trips and notching one of the longest papal trips ever.
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Before starting a four-mile run, about a dozen joggers warmed up at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park Tuesday morning. Some stretched, while others handed out gray t-shirts to newcomers. On the front, in a white, simple font, was the message “Ceasefire Now. Hostage/Prisoner Release.” And on the back — “All for All.” “This war hasn’t offered more security to the Israelis or freedom to the Palestinians. We believe enough is enough,” said organizer Anan Abu-Taleb. The morning runs during this week’s Democratic National Convention are the brainchild of Abu-Taleb, the former mayor of Oak Park who was born in Gaza, […]
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The Rev. Joe Mulcrone travels monthly to St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church in Tinley Park to lead Mass for the hearing impaired.
It was 70 degrees and sunny for a blue sky dedication and blessing of the clock tower and new church bells on Aug. 11 at (OLPH) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Glenview (1775 Grove St.).