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Outer details of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Chicago. / Credit: Eric Allix Rogers CNA Staff, May 15, 2024 / 12:12 pm (CNA). Catholics and city preservationists in Chicago are scrambling to try to preserve a historic parish on the city’s North Side, one that has survived a century of the city’s development including…

Pope Francis addresses the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on May 15, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 15, 2024 / 09:10 am (CNA). During his general audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on charity — what he described as the “culmination” of the…

Gloria Purvis, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Bishop Daniel Flores, and Bishop Robert Barron discuss polarization in the Catholic Church during a panel discussion hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, Glenmary Home Missioners, and the Jesuit Conference on May 14, 2024. / Credit: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Live…