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Closed Catholic church bought by nonprofit to become drop-in center for homeless youth

A South Side church is getting new life. St. Ladislas Catholic Church was bought by Star House to be a drop-in center for ...

Churches in once Catholic-dominated Quebec get new secular roles as restaurants, gyms and theaters

Dozens of churches in the formerly Catholic-dominated Canadian province of Quebec have been transformed into everything from ...

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church’s highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors ...

Did Pope Leo XIV announce 15 major reforms for Catholic Church?

Pope Leo XIV announced 15 massive reforms "set to change the Catholic Church forever" in July 2025. A rumor that circulated online in July 2025 claimed Pope Leo XIV had announced 15 major reforms for ...
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Two Illinois Parishes Live on Either Side of a Catholic Divide

About 250 parishioners at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville, Ill., took part in a survey for the Synod on Synodality. The Rev. John Trout celebrated Mass on a Sunday morning.