St. Sabina asking public for donations to help keep social service center open
Father Pfleger says they see about 200 people each day at the St. Sabina Service Center amid the high cost of living.
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Father Pfleger says they see about 200 people each day at the St. Sabina Service Center amid the high cost of living.
According to Father Michael Pfleger, the center, which serves about 200 people daily, has a huge expense of around $500,000 a year.
Chicago had 31 homicides last month, the fewest in the month of September since 2010, continuing a historic drop in gun violence in Chicago, according to new police data.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger presided over Sunday services this past weekend for the first time since the Archdiocese of Chicago reinstated him at Saint Sabina Parish.
In July, Pfleger was removed from ministry and sent to live away from the parish after he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor more than 30 years ago.
Last month, Pfleger was removed from ministry and sent to live away from the parish after he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor more than 30 years ago.
From school supplies to food and haircuts, local organizations are making sure students have what they need as they head back to the classroom.
Last month, a letter was sent to members of St. Sabina stating that the archdiocese said they received an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Father Pfleger that was alleged to have occurred at St. Sabina more than 30 years ago.
The leadership and members of St. Sabina Church spoke out on Friday, defending longtime pastor Fr. Michael Pfleger, who has stepped aside from the ministry amid an allegation of sexual abuse.
Father Michael Pfleger is accused of sexually abusing a minor 30 years ago. He was asked to step away during the investigation.
Due to the allegation, Father Pfleger will step aside from ministry and live away from the parish during the investigation, the archdiocese said.
Father Michael Pfleger led the congregation in a chant before condemning what has been portrayed as a fight between the pope and the president. He called the president's comments an attack on faith.
The Rev. Jackson was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He is to lie in state at the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A woman was killed and a man was wounded when they were shot Wednesday afternoon while in a car with a baby in the back seat in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, just steps from St. Sabina Parish.
Chicago police on Tuesday asked for help from the public in finding two men and a getaway car they have connected to the shooting of three men outside St. Sabina Roman Catholic Parish in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
St. Sabina Church and the Greater Chicago Food Depository held a giveaway event in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Saturday, while Zoe Life Ministries International and Good360 stepped up in the Austin neighborhood.
One food pantry on the South Side said they're already seeing the impact of the looming halt to SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps.
A man was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon outside St. Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
St. Sabina Church and 1-800-TRUCK-WRECK are teaming up to help hundreds of children go back with all the supplies they need. The company’s CEO, Angela Myers, talks more about the event.
On extreme heat days like Wednesday, doctors recommend drinking water every 20 minutes if possible.
Chicago police will share available resources for a community shaken after a mass shooting near St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham over the weekend.
Father Pfleger said a $10,000 reward is being offered for the arrest of the shooter or shooters.
Father Michael Pfleger, the well-known pastor of St. Sabina, said the young people were at an after-prom gathering at a house.
Every summer Friday in Auburn Gresham, the St. Sabina Church community gathers with Father Michael Pfleger and walks the streets for peace.
