Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich and two orders of Catholic nuns are seeking to block a new Illinois medical aid-in-dying law that is scheduled to take effect Sept. 12.
A Chicago-area nun known as an advocate for immigrants has died. Sister Patricia Murphy was 96. Longtime friend Sister JoAnn Persch said she never took no for an answer while spending decades helping those in need.
"That moment was very spontaneous, because with Sister Marisa, if you start a beat, she will dance," Sister Marizele Cassiano said.
Sunday marked 66 years since the deadly fire at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic school. A memorial service was held at a monument to the victims at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Born as Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Sister André dedicated most of her life to religious service, according to a statement released by Guinness in April 2022.
The statue of Mary was commissioned as a memorial for those who died in Our Lady of the Angels School fire in 1958, when 92 children and three sisters died.