Catholic New World: Newspaper for the Archdiocese of Chicago

Catholic Festival of Faith 2009

More than 7,000 Catholics gathered to learn, worship and celebrate their faith Oct. 16-17 at Catholic Festival of Faith at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The Festival of Faith, the third event of its kind in the Archdiocese of Chicago, included workshops and presentations for young people, families, Catholic school teachers and catechists and young adults, as well as sessions in Spanish and Polish.

previousnext15 of 21

ValLimar Jansen inspired the crowd gathered for the Oct. 17 morning keynote speech on " Power; Passion; Presence: Catechesis in Story, Song and Movement " at the festival.

Photo: Darrell Harmon / Catholic New World