Archdiocese of Chicago

Illinois launches investigation into Catholic dioceses after Pennsylvania report

08/28/2018 at 3:39 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
by David V Barrett, 24 Aug 2018 The investigation will include the Archdiocese of Chicago, which is headed by Cardinal Blase Cupich The Attorney General of Illinois is to set up a sex abuse enquiry in the six dioceses in the state. “The Catholic Church has a moral obligation to provide... read more

Judge finds ex-priest sexually violent, will decide later if he’s indefinitely committed

07/20/2018 at 9:27 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Megan Crepeau, Contact Reporter, Chicago Tribune A Cook County judge on Friday found a disgraced former priest who was convicted a decade ago of molesting five young boys to be a sexually violent person, a decision that could keep him housed indefinitely in a state facility for sex... read more

Traditional priest removed by Cdl. Cupich: I’m ‘innocent of accusations’

07/06/2018 at 4:21 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Lisa Bourne CHICAGO, Illinois, July 5, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – While inconsistencies and questions persist in the removal from ministry of Father Frank Phillips, CR, by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, the traditional priest has publicly declared that he is innocent of all accusations. Last... read more

Pope Francis names three new auxiliary bishops for Chicago

07/04/2018 at 11:47 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Jul 3, 2018 / 04:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has named three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago, appointing Fr. Ronald Hicks, Fr. Robert G. Casey and Fr. Mark Bartosic to the positions. The July 3... read more

A Sad Clerical Bestiary: Perhaps the Roman Pontiff is Telling Lies…

02/14/2018 at 5:09 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Marco Tosatti , February 13, 2018 [Editor’s Note: A bestiary was a medieval compendium of animal stories, which often contained a moral point.] This is a sad clerical bestiary. More sad than anyone can imagine. Let’s give a reason: perhaps the Roman Pontiff is telling lies. And this,... read more

Immigration and “Sanctuary” Churches

03/02/2017 at 4:23 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
The letter below was distributed to priests of the archdiocese on February 28, 2017  Dear Fathers, With this letter I want to express my support as we stand together in solidarity with many of our parishioners who are deeply troubled by the recent executive orders related to immigration.... read more

The Cardinal Trying to Save Chicago

12/01/2016 at 2:06 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
Blase Cupich, who has been called America’s Pope Francis, has just been given a powerful new position in Rome. Can he keep his own city from being destroyed by gun violence? CHICAGO—Salvador Suarez died on Father’s Day in 2016, gunned down just feet from Holy Cross Church. He was walking... read more

Archbishop Blase Cupich’s influence to grow with elevation to cardinal

11/19/2016 at 9:56 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Archbishop Cupich to be elevated to cardinal By Vikki Ortiz Healy and Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune Not long after Blase Cupich was brought in to lead the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago two years ago, he summoned more than 500 priests to a banquet hall in Oakbrook Terrace for... read more

With Pope’s cardinal picks, Bernardin’s ‘seamless garment’ is back

10/09/2016 at 8:16 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By John L. Allen Jr., October 9, 2016 The pontiff has named 17 new cardinals - 13 of them under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his successor. By naming Blase Cupich of Chicago, Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis and Kevin Farrell, formerly of Dallas, as cardinals, Pope... read more

A Call to Action for Faithful Catholics

09/12/2016 at 9:07 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Defend Life and your Catholic Faith From Mary McWilliams Today's Tribune contains a full page ad from "catholics for Choice that features former Illinois state legislator, Kathy Ryg,  A "Catholic" who supports funding for abortion and noting that it is a "Catholic social justice... read more

‘The Joy of Love’ and the need for an authentic church discipline

08/21/2016 at 9:13 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Archbishop Blase Cupich In my previous article on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “The Joy of Love, (CNW, Aug. 7), I referred readers to Professor Rocco Buttiglione’s comments on the document, published last month in the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. Known for his... read more

Female priests in the Catholic Church? Perhaps one day

08/05/2016 at 2:28 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Statement by Archbishop Blase J. Cupich

07/10/2016 at 9:22 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Cupich: Political turmoil is a ‘cancer’ on US society

05/27/2016 at 10:35 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

St. John Cantius chosen America’s Most Beautiful Church

04/20/2016 at 1:44 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Archdiocese of Chicago

02/10/2016 at 10:39 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

OVER 1 IN 4 CHICAGO PARISHES ON VERGE OF CLOSING, REPORTS SAY

02/07/2016 at 3:21 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Cardinal: U.S. ‘Creed’ on Gay Marriage Like Sharia Law

02/03/2016 at 10:42 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The Synod on the Family: The Voice of God’s People

11/05/2015 at 8:02 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Archbishop Cupich lays out pathway for gay couples to receive Communion at Vatican press scrum

10/17/2015 at 4:57 PM By Mary Anne Hackett