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The Rev. Brendan Curran blesses parishioners outside St. Pius V Church in the Pilsen neighborhood on April 19, 2015.

Rev. Curran may face long road back to pulpit after breaking chastity vow

August 18, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.

When parishioners of St. Pius V Roman Catholic Church learned Sunday that their longtime pastor, the Rev. Brendan Curran, had broken his vows of chastity, prompting him to be removed...

Prominent Pilsen priest removed for relationship with woman

May 22, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

A prominent Roman Catholic priest in Pilsen has been removed from his ministry after the Archdiocese of Chicago received an allegation from an adult woman of an inappropriate relationship. The...

Archbishop Blase Cupich, seen April 21, 2015, told the baiduhai Editorial Board on April 30 that he wants to bring "people of various talents" on board to help steer the archdiocese.

Cupich announces Chicago Archdiocese reorganization

August 18, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

About 50 Chicago Archdiocese employees accepted early retirement packages, church officials confirmed Thursday, as they unveiled organizational changes that highlight the key role women and Hispanics play in the life...

Glenview man meets priest he saved with stem cells

August 18, 2019 at 7:21 p.m.

When Peter Mui was 16, he lost his friend Jon Grebin to leukemia. Mui's life has reflected that loss ever since. Inspired by his friend's Roman Catholic funeral, he pursued...

Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich leaves Holy Name Cathedral after the funeral Mass for Cardinal Francis George on April 23, 2015.

Understated funeral reflects nature of Cardinal Francis George

August 18, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

It was a traditional Roman Catholic funeral Mass, plain and simple, just like the man so many came to mourn. The understated pageantry suited Cardinal Francis George, Chicago's native son,...

Seattle archbishop says Cardinal George told him what to preach at funeral

May 22, 2019 at 7:50 p.m.

As he lay in a hospital bed at Loyola University Medical Center during Holy Week, Cardinal Francis George took care of unfinished business. He signed papers and made phone calls,...

Don Gatterdam recalls his childhood with "Fran" George as his wife, Mary Ann, shows a recent photo of herself with cardinal.

Cardinal George boyhood friend reflects on life, death of ‘Byron Street Boy’

August 18, 2019 at 7:19 p.m.

It probably doesn't come as a surprise to many that Cardinal Francis George had a stubborn streak. It also shouldn't shock anyone to hear he was a stickler for the...

Bill Theisen, of Park Ridge, holds newly arrived son George Francis at Prentice Women's Hospital on April 22, 2015. Theisen and his wife, Jennifer, settled on the name, which also has family significance, after hearing of Cardinal Francis George's death.

Cardinal George’s legacy affirms parents’ decision on newborn’s name

August 18, 2019 at 7:19 p.m.

Jenny and Bill Theisen of Park Ridge were 99 percent sure they wanted to name their first child after their two maternal grandfathers: George and Francis. When they heard that...

At Cardinal Francis George visitation, hundreds honor ‘local boy done good’

August 18, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

Mourners filled the center aisle of Holy Name Cathedral on Tuesday, seeking one final moment with Cardinal Francis George. Some clasped their hands in prayer. Others bowed their heads and...

Retired bishop recounts Cardinal George’s final moments

August 18, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

On the morning he died, Cardinal Francis George watched with eyes wide open as retired Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Goedert anointed him with oil and bestowed the sacrament of the sick,...

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