News Releases

Chicago, (Jan. 14, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will join other Christian churches in praying for unity during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Started in 1908, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually around the world, usually around Pentecost. Those eight days form an “octave” from the Confession of St. Peter to the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. This year’s theme is from the second chapter of the gospel of Matthew, “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship Him.”

Chicago, (Jan. 6, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will participate in local events in January commemorating the March for Life, an annual pro-life gathering in Washington, D.C., occurring on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion. The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Respect Life Ministry is a sponsor of March for Life Chicago.

Chicago - (Dec. 15, 2021) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will host the 16th annual Posada for Immigration Reform on Friday, Dec. 17 beginning at 11 a.m., outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Center, 101 W. Ida B. Wells Dr. and continue its route to four locations throughout Chicago’s Loop.

The Archdiocese of Chicago today announced an update on the Frassati-Lake Zurich Renew My Church grouping. The current structures of the parishes and schools in this grouping will remain unchanged.

Chicago, (Dec. 13, 2021) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate its 36th Simbáng Gabi from Wednesday, Dec. 15 through Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Sponsored by the archdiocese’s Asian Catholic Initiative office, Simbáng Gabi is one of the oldest and most popular Filipino Christmas traditions.

Chicago, IL (December 9, 2021) - Parishes and Schools across the archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, Dec. 10, Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 12. This year marks the 490th anniversary of the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, when Hispanic Catholics and other groups celebrate the Virgin Mary’s multiple appearances to St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism.

Chicago - (Dec. 1, 2021) – Today, the Archdiocese of Chicago released a video message featuring Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, and Catholic school families speaking in support of tax credit scholarships.

Des Plaines, IL (December 1, 2021) - The annual celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, will begin on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 North River Road in Des Plaines. A program of events beginning on December 3 aims to give hope and healing to the Hispanic community, especially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago - (Nov. 17, 2021) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the U.S. Catholic bishops’ domestic anti-poverty program, will be held at archdiocesan parishes the weekend of November 20-21, 2021. This national collection is the primary source of funding for CCHD’s community and economic development grants and education programs for locally-based programs. Twenty-five percent of the funds collected remain in each diocese to support local anti-poverty projects. In 2021-2022, CCHD will support 20 non-profit organizations in Cook and Lake counties with nearly $800,000 in grants.

The Archdiocese of Chicago today announced an update on the North Berwyn-Cicero Renew My Church grouping.