News Releases

Chicago, (May 18, 2023) – All Catholic dioceses in Illinois today issued a statement and summary of their common processes for handling allegations of sexual abuse of minors against any Catholic cleric who is ministering or has ministered within their respective boundaries.

Chicago, (May 17, 2023) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will ordain five priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. The newly ordained priests, ranging in age from 30 to 35, hail from Barrington, Burr Ridge, Crystal Lake, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The ordination will be livestreamed on the archdiocese’s YouTube channel Catholic Chicago https://www.youtube.com/live/M-wVjJnBL0Q?feature=share.

Chicago, (May 10, 2023) – Nineteen permanent and four transitional Catholic deacons will be ordained at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. Cardinal Blase J. 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 Bartlett, Chicago, Cicero, Des Plaines, Lake Villa, Melrose Park, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, and Wilmette.

Chicago, IL (May 2, 2023) – The Archdiocese of Chicago is proud to announce that Rachel Werderits, teacher at St. Andrew School in Chicago, has been named a 2023 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient. She is one of 10 teacher award recipients in Illinois and the only one from a Catholic school. The Golden Apple Awards honor outstanding teachers for having lasting, positive effects on students’ lives and school communities. The Golden Apple Foundation is the leading Illinois nonprofit committed to preparing, honoring and supporting educators who advance educational opportunities for students.

Chicago, (April 27, 2023) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s 12th annual prayer service for child abuse prevention and pinwheel planting will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Healing Garden at Holy Family Parish, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago. The outdoor service will be led by Bishop Robert Lombardo.

Chicago (April 20, 2023) Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago will offer remarks at the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary’s 30th annual Evening of Tribute on Thursday, April 20 at the Grand Sheraton Hotel, 301 East North Water St. in Chicago. Alison Rosati, evening news co-Anchor for WMAQ-TV will be the evenings MC. The program is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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.

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.

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.

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.