Archdiocese of Chicago
Local Charity Offers Millions To Avoid Catholic School Closures
A local charity is offering millions of dollars to the Archdiocese of Chicago, in an effort to prevent more Catholic schools from closing in the future.
Archdiocese Of Chicago To Demolish 132-Year-Old Church
A fire that started 40 years ago yesterday accelerated the crumbling of St. James Catholic Church on Chicago’s near South Side.
Catholic Schools’ Newtown Prayer Draws Emotional Response
- A special prayer will be held in Catholic schools across the Chicago area this morning in memory of the victims of the school shooting in Connecticut. Many parents welcome the effort, but some have voiced concerns.
Walter’s Perspective: Church Should Not Displace Priest
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson says an 80-year-old Chicago should not be put out to pasture.
Cardinal George Oversees Indigent Burials At Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Rain softly began to fall on Wednesday as Francis Cardinal George completed prayers at Mt. Olivet Cemetery for dozens of people whose bodies had been stored at the county morgue since November or December.
Suit: Ex-Altar Boy Claims Priest Molested Him
A man filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming a now-deceased Chicago Archdiocese priest molested him more than 20 years ago while he was a parishioner at a Mount Greenwood neighborhood church.
Suit: Priest Sexually Assaulted Girl At Catholic High School
An Arkansas woman claiming she was sexually assaulted at an all-girls Catholic high school in Chicago in the 1970s filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Archdiocese of Chicago.
2 New Auxiliary Bishops Named For Chicago Archdiocese
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed two new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Uptown Father Charged After Baby Left At Archdiocese Building
Child endangerment charges have been filed against the father of a 9-month-old baby who was abandoned at an Archdiocese of Chicago building on the Near North Side Thursday afternoon.
2 Men Claiming Abuse By Ex-Priest Sue Archdiocese
Two more young men filed suit Thursday claiming that Daniel McCormack sexually abused them when he served as pastor at St. Agatha parish in the Lawndale community on the West Side.
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