Chicago
Chicago shocker: Catholic archdiocese to offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
By David Gibson — May 18, 2016
(RNS) The move is almost unheard of in U.S. Catholic dioceses and reflects a new effort to put the church’s money where its mission is.
Methodist General Conference to discuss LGBT issues — again
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 6, 2016
(RNS) More than 100 petitions to the United Methodist Church General Conference have to do with human sexuality. And some are saying "it's time" for a change.
Book club invites evangelical conversation on hot-button topics
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 28, 2016
CHICAGO (RNS) It’s reading “Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women and Queer Christians Are Reclaiming Evangelicalism” by Chicago-based journalist Deborah Jian Lee.
Political turmoil is a ‘cancer’ on US society, says Chicago archbishop
By David Gibson — March 12, 2016
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich's remarks came the morning after Donald Trump canceled a downtown rally amid concerns about violence.
Wheaton professor who left college over ‘same God’ flap: ‘I would do it again’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 26, 2016
CHICAGO (RNS) Wearing the hijab, said Larycia Hawkins, was a way of “trying to position myself with my Muslim sisters.” That’s what solidarity is, said the former Wheaton College professor.
Israeli-American LGBT reception disrupted by anti-Israel protesters
By Lauren Markoe — January 25, 2016
(RNS) In Chicago, pro-Palestinian protesters say Israeli and American gay Jews should be ashamed to support Israel.
Chicago archbishop calls for tough gun control laws
By David Gibson — October 12, 2015
(RNS) Citing Pope Francis' blast at arms trade 'blood money,' Archbishop Blase Cupich, the pontiff's point man in the U.S., may push the volatile issue high on the Catholic hierarchy’s agenda.
Chicago Cardinal Francis George dies at 78, an icon of a conservatism suddenly out of favor
By David Gibson — April 17, 2015
(RNS) Chicago's Cardinal Francis George thrived under Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Under the more progressive Francis, though, "I don’t yet really have an understanding of ‘What are we doing here?’ ”
Chicago meets its new archbishop as the ‘Pope Francis effect’ sets in
By David Gibson — September 20, 2014
(RNS) Pressed to contrast his approach with that of Cardinal Francis George, incoming Archbishop Blase Cupich repeatedly said he would try to be himself. “Everyone brings their own gifts and talents and experiences,” Cupich said.
Pope Francis names Spokane bishop to Chicago, dashing conservative hopes
By David Gibson — September 19, 2014
(RNS) The appointment of Bishop Blase Cupich, a prelate closely identified with the Catholic Church’s progressive wing, to succeed Cardinal Francis George could upend decades of conservative dominance of the American hierarchy.
Chicago is ground zero in U.S. Muslim renaissance
By Monique Parsons — February 5, 2013
CHICAGO (RNS) At the corner of West 63rd Street and South Fairfield, there are all the predictable signs of decline: vacant businesses, empty lots, spikes in violence. But this nondescript intersection is also the site of a renaissance in American Islam, where new Muslim institutions are emerging at an unprecedented rate.
Bus ads aim to reclaim the meaning of ‘jihad’
By Doug Stanglin — January 8, 2013
(RNS) An ad campaign on San Francisco buses is aimed at trying to change public perception of the word "jihad," which the program's founder says has been distorted by extremists — Muslim and anti-Muslim alike. By Doug Stanglin / USA Today.
Chicago cardinal leads new fight against gay marriage
By David Gibson — January 2, 2013
(RNS) Chicago Cardinal Francis George has launched a last-ditch campaign to convince the lame-duck Illinois legislature not to legalize same-sex marriage, saying that government “has no power to create something that nature itself tells us is impossible.” By David Gibson.
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