A delegation of clergy, religious sisters and laity, together with a Chicago auxiliary bishop, were barred for the second time in three weeks from bringing the Eucharist to those being held at an immigration detention center just west of Chicago on the feast of All Saints.
Simone Orendain – OSV News
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A priest is walking from Pope Leo’s childhood home to Ellis Island to highlight plight of migrants
A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in the United States by making a 50-day pilgrimage—on foot—from Chicago to New York.
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Pope Leo’s brother and friends will mark his 70th birthday with prayer—and pizza
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly.
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Pope Leo sends a video message of hope to celebration at White Sox stadium
The June 14 celebration featured the first-ever airing of Pope Leo XIV’s video message to the world’s youth at the White Sox stadium in Chicago’s Southside.
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Chicago archdiocese announces Mass to honor Pope Leo XIV in White Sox stadium
The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.
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Exorcist priest pleads not guilty to battery charge over alleged incident during relics tour
Father Carlos Martins, an exorcist and co-host of “The Exorcist Files” podcast, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge in an Illinois court Jan. 27.
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Cardinal Müller questions ‘canonical status’ of synod because so many non-bishops are participating
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, a former Vatican doctrinal chief, cast sharp criticism on the Synod on Synodality days ahead of the synod’s second and final session starting Oct. 2.
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Catholic leaders call for ‘repentance and atonement’ between North Korea and South Korea
The call came just before the U.S. and South Korea opened a massive joint military air exercise Dec. 4.
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Philippine Christian leaders join to help rebuild Muslim-majority city
The city was damaged by five months of occupation by terrorists.
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Philippine archbishop rebukes those who say, ‘I am Catholic, but …’
“How many of our Catholics openly and blatantly declare, ‘I am a Catholic, but I agree that drug addicts must be killed; they are useless,'” the archbishop said.