A parish redefines itself
Ten years ago, St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Melrose Park was just starting its first weekly Spanish Mass. This year, parishioners can attend any one of four Masses in Spanish every weekend, or the weekly bilingual Mass. Go to story

State to consider mandating premarital education classes
Catholic couples in the Archdiocese of Chicago have had some form of marriage preparation for more than 50 years. Now a bill under consideration by the Illinois Senate could mandate premarital education for most couples who marry in Illinois. Go to story

Final chapter — final rest
Chicago’s fourth bishop “home” after 102 years
On March 29, after The Catholic New World went to press, the remains of Bishop James Duggan were scheduled to be entombed in the Chicago Bishops’ Mausoleum at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside. Special contributor John J. Treanor, the archdiocesan archivist, writes about Bishop Duggan’s life, and why he was not entombed in the mausoleum sooner. Go to story

St. Joan of Arc Church, Skokie