News Releases

Chicago, (Sept. 20, 2024) – In observance of National Migration Week, Sept. 23-29, 2024, the parishes and Immigration Ministry of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host events throughout the week celebrating Chicagoland’s diverse communities. For more than 40 years, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which has traditionally been linked to the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, as an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants. In solidarity with the Vatican, National Migration Week will use the theme chosen by Pope Francis of “God walks with his people.”

Chicago - (Sept. 18, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Assistance Ministry will hold its 13th Annual Hope and Healing Mass at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Chicago. The Mass is an opportunity for clergy abuse victim-survivors to find a safe space for healing where they can feel supported. (editor’s note: to protect the privacy of victim-survivors who will attend the Mass, media are asked to not film or photograph their faces).

Chicago, (Aug. 28, 2024) – Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago announces it will offer a natural burial option at the Meadows of St. Kateri, a new section at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, 1185 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine. This option provides families with new and meaningful ways to honor their loved ones. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the first Catholic diocese in Illinois to offer a natural burial option. An outdoor Mass and blessing of the burial site will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8 at noon followed by tours.

Parishes from the Archdiocese of Chicago and four other area dioceses will celebrate the visit of the Statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos now through Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Des Plaines, Ill. (June 26, 2024) – The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Archdiocese of Chicago welcomes the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage on Thursday, June 27th. The day will feature multicultural celebrations in multiple languages from noon to 9 p.m., inviting faithful of all ethnic backgrounds to participate. Hundreds of pilgrims are expected to gather at the Shrine for a day of Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament, joined by clergy members from the Archdiocese of Chicago, including two auxiliary bishops, the Most Reverend Jeffrey Grob and the Most Reverend Robert J. Lombardo.

Chicago, (June 21, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago welcomes the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage (NEP) starting on Wednesday, June 26 through Sunday, June 30, 2024. The pilgrimage is travelling across the United States and the Archdiocese of Chicago will host five days of special events, volunteer opportunities and Eucharistic celebrations at parishes, shrines and missions.

Chicago, (May 16, 2024) – Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will ordain four priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago.

Chicago, (May 7, 2024) – Twelve permanent and two transitional Catholic deacons will be ordained at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will be the main celebrant at the ordination and will offer the homily. The newly ordained deacons will be assigned to parishes in Argo, Arlington Heights, Burbank, Chicago, Orland Park, Summit and Waukegan.

Chicago, (April 23, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s 13th annual prayer service for child abuse prevention and pinwheel planting will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Healing Garden at Holy Family Parish, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago. The outdoor service will be led by Rev. Aaron Bohr, SJ. As part of the prayer service, students, staff, parishioners and community members will pray, sing, plant pinwheels and tie blue ribbons on to trees in the Healing Garden, both symbols of child safeguarding efforts.

Chicago, (April 4, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago, the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein and St. Clement Parish in Chicago each received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to be used for projects funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to encourage the flourishing of congregations by helping them deepen their relationships with God, enhance their connections with each other and contribute to the vitality of their communities and the world.