News Releases

Chicago (Dec. 12, 2024) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich has appointed Rev. Jeremiah Boland as interim vicar for Vicariate I, effective Dec. 23, 2024. Boland, who has served as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (OLPH) in Glenview since 2014, will succeed Archbishop-designate Jeffrey Grob who will be installed as Archbishop of Milwaukee on Jan. 14, 2025.

Chicago (Dec. 12, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate its annual Simbang Gabi novena starting on Sunday, Dec. 15 through Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Sponsored by the archdiocese’s Asian Catholic Initiative office, Simbang Gabi is one of the oldest and most revered Filipino Christmas traditions. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will preside over Simbang Gabi Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 6401 Gages Lake Road in Gurnee, on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m.

Chicago (Dec. 12, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will host the 19th Annual Posada for Immigration Reform on Friday, Dec. 13 beginning at 11 a.m. outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Center, 101 W. Ida B. Wells Dr. in Chicago. The theme for this year’s Posada for Immigration is “God with us, hope along the journey.” The posada will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/pastoral.migratoria.

Chicago (Dec. 5, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Immigration Ministry will host its 12th annual Keep Hope Alive benefit at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 at St. Ignatius College Prep, 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Chicago. Keep Hope Alive is the annual fundraiser to support Pastoral Migratoria, local and national immigrant-led ministries and to recognize community leaders who have responded to the needs of immigrant communities. This year’s theme is Accompanying Our Neighbors.

Chicago (Dec. 3, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago announced the appointment of Leah Heffernan, MSW, LSW as senior director of the Office for the Protection of Children and Youth (OPCY) and Compliance, effective December 3, 2024. Heffernan returns to the Archdiocese of Chicago where she spent 18 years as the director of the Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review in OPCY. She most recently served as director of the Office of Child and Youth Protection for the Diocese of Joliet.

Chicago (Nov. 15, 2024) – Holy Name Cathedral announces a year-long celebration marking its 175th anniversary as a parish starting with two notable events: on Monday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m., Alderman Brendan Reilly will present a city resolution to Fr. Greg Sakowicz, rector of the cathedral, proclaiming the day as Holy Name Cathedral Day in Chicago, and on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m., Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago and pastor of the cathedral, will be the main celebrant and homilist of the opening Mass of the anniversary year. During this liturgy, Sakowicz will offer remarks congratulating Cardinal Cupich for his 10-year anniversary as Chicago’s archbishop.

Chicago (Nov. 6, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will premiere three short-form documentaries from emerging directors participating in The Gabriel Fellowship, a new program dedicated to telling stories of faith, made possible through a generous grant from Jessica Sarowitz, a Chicago-area philanthropist and filmmaker. This inaugural cohort of films focuses on ministering to the incarcerated, welcoming and accompanying migrants as they arrive in Chicagoland and following a bush pilot priest ministering to those in remote and rural areas of Alaska. The films will debut at a private screening on Thursday, Nov. 7 followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and Sarowitz.

Chicago (Oct. 30, 2024) – Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and All Souls’ Day, which is Nov. 2. The services will be held at 18 cemetery locations.

Chicago, IL (October 25, 2024) – The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate its 22nd annual Noche de Gala on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, IL. The event will begin at 6 p.m., with remarks from Bishop Robert G. Casey, Vicar General of the Archdiocese, at 8 p.m. This year’s Gala will honor the incredible contributions of youth and young adult ministries within Hispanic Ministry across the Archdiocese. Attendees from parishes across the Archdiocese of Chicago will come together and honor the vibrant efforts in youth and young adult ministry.

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.”