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St. Damian School Students to Welcome Southwest Airlines “Adopt-A-Pilot Program” Pilots on Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Retired Captain Lou Freeman, the first African American pilot and chief pilot for Southwest Airlines, will be a featured guest speaker
Oak Forest, Ill. (March 16, 2023) – St. Damian School’s seventh and eighth grade students will welcome pilots from Southwest Airlines’ “Adopt-A-Pilot” (AAP) program on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 10 a.m. Retired Captain Lou Freeman, the first African American pilot and chief pilot for Southwest Airlines, and local Southwest Chief Pilot Captain Nick Caulfield, will visit the students.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Hosts 45th Annual African American Heritage Prayer Service

African American Heritage Awards will be presented to student and adult leaders in Catholic education during the Feb. 24 event at Holy Name Cathedral
Chicago, (Feb. 22, 2023) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will host its 45th annual African American Heritage Prayer Service on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St. (between State and Superior) in Chicago. Rev. David Jones, pastor at St. Benedict the African Parish, Greg Richmond, superintendent of Catholic Schools, and archdiocesan priests and deacons will join hundreds of students from across the archdiocese for this Black History Month celebration. In addition, the archdiocese will welcome Peyton Ashford as a special guest speaker. Ashford is a producer at NewsChannel 9 WSYR in Syracuse, New York. She is a graduate of Marist High School in Chicago and the recipient of its 2018 student leadership award.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Participates in the Global 10 Hail Marys for Pope Francis Campaign

Effort marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to the Papacy by calling on each Catholic to pray 10 Hail Marys
Chicago (Feb. 21, 2023) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, today called on the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago to take part in a global effort to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to the papacy by praying the Hail Mary 10 times. They can register their participation on the campaign by lighting a digital “candle” on https://www.decimus-annus.org/it/site/index, a website constructed by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Provides Update on St. John Bosco-St. James Parishes (Chicago) and Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Renew My Church Grouping

Feb. 2, 2023
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced an update on the unification of St. John Bosco-St. James Parishes in Chicago and the Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Renew My Church Grouping.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Provides Update on Prospect, Arlington Heights-Buffalo Grove-Wheeling and Hanover Township Renew My Church Groupings

Jan. 28, 2023
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced an update on the Prospect, Arlington Heights-Buffalo Grove-Wheeling and Hanover Township Renew My Church groupings.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Provides Update on St. Cecilia-St. Colette Renew My Church Grouping

Jan. 26, 2023
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced an update on the St. Cecilia-St. Colette Renew My Church Grouping.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Observes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 18 - 25, 2023

Chicagoland Christian Churches to pray together throughout the week
Chicago, (Jan. 17, 2023) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will join other Christian churches in praying for unity during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Started in 1908, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually around the world. Those eight days form an “octave” from the from the traditional feast day of the Confession of St. Peter to the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Names Timothy Dee as its First Chief Administrative Officer

Senior corporate officer will oversee administrative functions and provide additional organizational leadership
Chicago, (Jan. 11, 2023) ¬-- The Archdiocese of Chicago today named Timothy Dee as its first chief administrative officer, effective January 9, 2023. Dee, a senior corporate executive has significant experience in human resources and planning. He will report to Betsy Bohlen, chief operating officer of the archdiocese and will oversee several administrative functions, including human resources, stewardship and development and procurement.
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The Archdiocese of Chicago to Host 17th Annual Posada for Immigration Reform on Friday, December 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Chicago’s Loop

Hundreds of community members are expected to join clergy and archdiocesan ministry employees, students and parishioners in praying for immigrants and immigration reform.
Chicago - (Dec. 14, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will host the 17th Annual Posada for Immigration Reform on Friday, Dec. 16 beginning at 11 a.m. outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Center, 101 W. Ida B. Wells Dr. in Chicago. The posada will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/pastoral.migratoria.
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The Archdiocese of Chicago to Celebrate its 37th Annual Simbáng Gabi Novena from December 15 – 23, 2022

Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will celebrate Simbáng Gabi Mass at Our Lady at St. Germaine Parish in Oak Lawn at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
Chicago, (Dec. 13, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate its 37th annual Simbáng Gabi novena starting on Thursday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will celebrate Simbáng Gabi Mass at Our Lady at St. Germaine, 9711 S. Kolin Ave., in Oak Lawn on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at 7 p.m.
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