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The Rev. Emily Heitzman, of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, and other protesters gather as part of a Moral Monday rally outside the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on June 1, 2015. Religious leaders and activists plan another Moral Monday protest June 29, 2015, against Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed budget cuts.

Clergy, believers call for fair Illinois budget

May 22, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Just one day before the end of Illinois' fiscal year, religious leaders and activists will trek from Chicago's Thompson Center to the corporate headquarters of one of the Republican governor's...

Archbishop Blase Cupich, seen April 21, 2015, met with Pope Francis privately for the first time at the Vatican on June 26, 2015.

Archbishop Cupich meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican

June 15, 2018 at 2:34 p.m.

Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich met privately with Pope Francis for the first time Friday, the Vatican announced Saturday. Cupich is one of 46 bishops in Rome this weekend to receive...

Niagara Foundation disinvites Israeli consul general to the Midwest

August 18, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

A nonprofit group devoted to promoting global fellowship and civic conversations is under fire for rescinding an invitation to one of Israel's top U.S. diplomats. Roey Gilad, consul general of...

Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment is intended to encourage reflection and spur action on climate change.

Pope Francis makes Chicago Catholics see green

June 15, 2018 at 3:09 p.m.

Answering a plea from Pope Francis to protect the planet, Chicagoans — Catholics and non-Catholics alike — pledged Thursday to collect rainfall, conserve tap water, recycle their cans and bottles,...

Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, left, has a bite of pizza alongside proprietor Marc Malnati during a news conference at a Lou Malnati's restaurant in Chicago on June 17, 2015. Cupich won his Stanley Cup bet with his Tampa Bay counterpart, but 300 Malnati's deep-dish pizzas are headed to a Clearwater, Fla., homeless shelter nonetheless out of goodwill, the archdiocese says.

Catholic Dioceses to make good on Stanley Cup bet

August 18, 2019 at 7:50 p.m.

The 30 pizzas delivered to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Monday night after their Stanley Cup win were only the beginning. Now 180 more Chicago deep-dish pizzas...

Archbishop Blase Cupich has agreed to send deep-dish pizza south if Tampa Bay beats the Blackhawks in the National Hockey League finals.

Catholic bishops urge hockey fans to keep the faith

August 18, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.

There's more on the line than just Lord Stanley's Cup as the Chicago Blackhawks battle the Tampa Bay Lightning. The leaders of the Roman Catholic dioceses the two teams call...

Incoming Archbishop Blase Cupich knocks on the front doors before the Rite of Reception ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.

Cupich commends Catholic health care providers ahead of Obama address

August 18, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.

Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich on Monday addressed the Catholic Health Association's annual assembly in Washington, D.C., a day before President Barack Obama appears before the same group to discuss health...

Eugene Cullen Kennedy, photographed in 1982, wrote more than 30 books. The onetime Catholic priest advocated for change in the church.

Eugene Cullen Kennedy, psychologist and author, dies at 86

August 18, 2019 at 7:45 p.m.

Eugene Cullen Kennedy — psychologist, theologian, novelist and pundit — was a man of many interests, but in all his pursuits, he was a man enthralled with humanity. That fascination...

United Airlines apologizes to Northwestern chaplain

August 18, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.

It started with a Facebook post, led to a trending hashtag on Twitter and then made international headlines. The fracas over the way a flight attendant insulted Northwestern University chaplain...

Northwestern president calls on United to apologize to Muslim chaplain

August 18, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.

The president of Northwestern University has called on United Airlines to formally apologize to the school's Muslim chaplain, whose claim of discrimination on a flight from Chicago has sparked a...

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