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People at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee visit relics of Padre Pio including his handkerchief soaked with sweat hours before he died.

For devotees of Saint Padre Pio, a chance to connect as relics come to Chicago

June 2, 2018 at 7:32 a.m.

During his lifetime, the beloved Roman Catholic priest and friar known as Padre Pio was believed to levitate, heal the sick, read minds and bilocate — the power to be...

As numbers dwindle, Holocaust survivors look to preserve their memories

June 2, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.

Alexander White's voice cracked and his hands trembled as he described the atrocities he witnessed and the murder of his family during World War II. The 94-year-old retired physician and...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich's decree stipulates that anyone found with a gun on archdiocesan property will be asked to remove it from the premises and won't be allowed to return until it's gone.

Cupich bans guns in all Chicago Archdiocese parishes and schools

May 22, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has issued a decree banning guns in all parishes, schools and other facilities across the archdiocese. The decree, effective Thursday, echoes statements the cardinal has made...

Christian Picciolini, shown at his home in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2017, was a leader of the American white supremacist movement before he co-founded Life After Hate, a nonprofit devoted to helping extremists shed their toxic ideology.

Fight against extremism for former neo-Nazi from Chicago ramps up after Trump, Charlottesville

June 2, 2018 at 10:07 p.m.

As a leader of the American white supremacist movement nearly 30 years ago, Christian Picciolini wrote propaganda, devised infiltration strategies and brokered mergers with similar organizations in the U.S. Now,...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Martin Nesbitt, left, chairman of the Obama Foundation, announce on May 12, 2015, that Chicago will be the home of Obama's presidential library and museum.

More community meetings planned for park changes tied to Obama center

May 23, 2019 at 3:11 a.m.

Following four increasingly contentious community forums to discuss plans tied to the Obama Presidential Center, the Chicago Park District will host two more meetings in September to address neighbors' concerns....

A green heron chick is perched on a tree branch at Jackson Park on July 29, 2017, in Chicago.

Birders fear loss of habitat to Obama Center, Jackson Park golf course development

May 22, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

At a recent community forum to discuss plans for the Obama Presidential Center, Karin Droegemueller stepped up to the microphone and introduced herself as an "angry birder." She is among...

The Rev. Bruce Wellems, a member of the Claretian Missionaries order, had worked as a priest and community activist at Holy Cross Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood for decades.

Back of the Yards priest who admitted to sexual misconduct as teenager gives up collar

June 3, 2018 at 5:57 a.m.

A popular Back of the Yards priest who admitted to sexual misconduct as a teenager has left his Roman Catholic religious order and asked the pope to remove him from...

Exelon, Microsoft among latest donors to Obama Foundation

May 23, 2019 at 3:11 a.m.

Technology and energy corporations have joined the list of top donors to the Obama Foundation, which on Friday made public the names of more than 700 patrons from the last...

Green card veteran denied appeal of deportation order

May 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

An appeal to halt the deportation of a decorated Army veteran to his native Mexico has been denied, according to a letter delivered to him and his lawyer Tuesday. An...

Visitors tour the Cremation Garden of St. Francis on July 10, 2017, at the All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines.

Chicago Archdiocese opens first cremation garden in a cemetery

June 3, 2018 at 8:06 a.m.

Amid the sound of cascading water, Claire Thom and her sister Lori Van Buren ambled through a maze of orange day lilies, bronze markers, maple trees and granite benches Monday...

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