News Releases

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced an update on the Prospect, Arlington Heights-Buffalo Grove-Wheeling and Hanover Township Renew My Church groupings.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced an update on the St. Cecilia-St. Colette Renew My Church Grouping.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chicago, IL (October 28, 2022) – Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago will hold special masses and activities in observance of All Souls Day, also known as Day of the Dead, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. What follows is a list of selected parishes and mass schedules in celebration and remembrance of the dead.

Chicago - (Oct. 27, 2022) – Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and All Souls’ Day, which is Nov. 2. The services will be held at 17 cemetery locations.

Chicago - (Oct. 21, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Immigration Ministry will host its tenth annual Keep Hope Alive benefit at 6:45 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at St. Ignatius College Prep, 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Chicago. Keep Hope Alive is the archdiocese’s annual fundraiser to support Pastoral Migratoria, its local and national immigrant-led ministries and to recognize community leaders who have responded to the needs of immigrant communities.

Chicago - (Oct. 12, 2022) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Assistance Ministry will hold its 11th Annual Hope and Healing Mass at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at St. Gertrude Parish, 6200 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. Fr. Michael Gabriel, associate pastor and administrator of St. Gertrude Parish, will be the main celebrant and homilist of the Mass, which will be livestreamed on the parish’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stgertrudechicago/ (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).