Wednesday when Fr. Michael Pfleger, the longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church on the South Side of Chicago, was ordained as a Catholic priest.Pfleger is a Chicago local household name and a South Side ...

Language and how it’s used shapes not only the way we feel but also how we think, said Viorica Marian, professor of ...

81st St. in the Ashburn neighborhood, held its final mass Sunday morning. The 67-year-old church was once a thriving parish. But the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to close the church due to a ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who was born in Chicago and just arrived in Rome to teach.

James Martin wrote ... families at the time, St. Mary of the Assumption's church and school were closed because its buildings were older and more costly to maintain, the Chicago archdiocesan ...