Chicago Catholics react Pope Leo's First Christmas Eve mass
Chicago Catholics attending Christmas mass at Holy Name Cathedral downtown said they are filled with pride seeing Pope Leo XIV leading the church.
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Chicago Catholics attending Christmas mass at Holy Name Cathedral downtown said they are filled with pride seeing Pope Leo XIV leading the church.
Holy Name Cathedral has officially turned 150 years old.
The cathedral was built after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and has served as the center of the Archdiocese of Chicago ever since.
Before last week, the highlight of recent Chicago history involving a pope dated back more than 45 years.
These are highlight clips of live coverage from Bill Kurtis, Walter Jacobson, and the Channel 2 News team of Pope John Paul II's visit to Chicago in October 1979, including a prayer service at Holy Name Cathedral where Luciano Pavarotti sang "Ave Maria," and of course, the pope's open-air mass in Grant Park. Original airdates: Oct. 4-5, 1979.
It was an overflow crowd for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning mass.
While part of the mass was dedicated to Pope Leo XIV, many parishioners also came to celebrate Mother's Day. Shardaa Gray reports.
"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Palatine.
Fifteen deacons were ordained Saturday morning at Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago, in a private mass many people called magical, especially on the heels of the selection of a new pope who is a Chicago native.
Celebrations for the first Chicago-born pope continued Friday as many, many Chicagoans sharing their memories of a priest they never knew would one day become the Holy Father.
It's the first time Chicagoans prayed for a pope who is one of their own.
Born Robert Francis Prevost, he is now known as Pope Leo XIV.
The first parishioners Thursday at Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, shed tears of joy after learning a Chicago native was elected pope. Jermont Terry reports.
With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice.
With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice. Shardaa Gray reports.
There are 10 American cardinals in the conclave. Five were appointed by Pope Francis, including Cupich.
A mass Sunday was also intended to extend prayers for Blase Cardinal Cupich, as h e takes part in the upcoming papal conclave. Shardaa Gray reports.
Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest.
"Francis not only believed, but he had a palpable experience of the risen Lord," Cardinal Cupich said.
Chicago-area Catholics mourned the death of Pope Francis and a requiem mass will be held at The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines Monday evening.
In the wake of Pope Francis' death, members of the Chicago Archdiocese are calling on Catholics to honor his legacy by "being people of inclusion and hope."
An interdenominational sunrise service in Daley Plaza and an egg giveaway were among the events Sunday.
At Holy Name Cathedral on the Near North Side, Blase Cardinal Cupich led the faithful in the annual procession of Palm Branches.
On Monday night, the large Chicago Ukrainian community gathered at Holy Name Cathedral to remember the lives lost and pray for an end to the bloodshed. Charlie De Mar reports.
Blaise Cardinal Cupich held the mass Sunday afternoon. Jubilee is a holy year focused on forgiveness, prayer, and pilgrimage.
After a violent armed robbery in the Fulton Market District last week, residents demanded answers from Chicago police at a safety meeting on Thursday night.
A woman was punched in the head by a man in the Loop in broad daylight earlier this week, a disturbing return of a trend of similar incidents that rocked the city last year.
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Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
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With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
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After a violent armed robbery in the Fulton Market District last week, residents demanded answers from Chicago police at a safety meeting on Thursday night.
A woman was punched in the head by a man in the Loop in broad daylight earlier this week, a disturbing return of a trend of similar incidents that rocked the city last year.
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President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of public fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories.
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A woman was punched in the head by a man in the Loop in broad daylight earlier this week, a disturbing return of a trend of similar incidents that rocked the city last year.
The man who heroically jumped into Lake Michigan to save an 8-month-old baby in a stroller who had been blown into Belmont Harbor doesn't know how to swim.
After a violent armed robbery in the Fulton Market District last week, residents demanded answers from Chicago police at a safety meeting on Thursday night.
A woman was critically injured when she was hit by a car while riding her bike on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Aurora.
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With all of his success so far, the 35-year-old lefty said he's excited for what's to come in year two for both himself and the team.
Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland has died two days after collapsing during an offseason workout.
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A Yorkville man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl for nearly four years in Chicago's far southwest suburbs.
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