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One day after presiding at his first Mass at Chicago’s Saint Sabina Church since being reinstated as senior pastor, Father Michael Pfleger on Monday opened up about the sexual abuse allegations that kept him away from the parish for five months.

Father Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as senior pastor at St. Sabina Church after an investigation by the Chicago Archdiocese review board found that allegations of abuse against Pfleger were unfounded, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote Monday in a letter to parishioners. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details.

Father Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as senior pastor at St. Sabina Church after an investigation by the Chicago Archdiocese review board found that allegations of abuse against Pfleger were unfounded, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote Monday in a letter to parishioners.

A pastor in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood has been asked to step aside from his ministry pending an investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago. According to a letter sent from the Archdiocese of Chicago to Christ the King Parish, Father Lawrence Sullivan has been asked to step aside pending the outcome of the investigation into the…

Despite calls for an expedited process and threats of withholding funds from the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal Blase Cupich says that he is committed to a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Fr. Michael Pfleger. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern sat down with Cupich for a one-on-one interview.

Despite calls for an expedited process and threats of withholding funds from the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal Blase Cupich says that he is committed to a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Fr. Michael Pfleger, who remains on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. Cupich spoke to NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern on Monday, discussing…

A third man has accused Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexual assault beginning more than 40 years agol, an attorney for the man said Wednesday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Cardinal Blase Cupich congratulated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration Wednesday, calling for Catholics to pray for the country’s new leadership as the Biden administration begins. Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history after John F. Kennedy, was sworn in Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, just two weeks after...

After the inaugural parade on Wednesday, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden entered the White House in their new roles for the first time.

St. Sabina voiced support after the Archdiocese of Chicago asked the Rev. Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry at the faith community following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.

Father Michael Pfleger responded Wednesday after the Archdiocese of Chicago asked him to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked Father Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that was received by the Archdiocese’s Office of Child Abuse Investigations and Review. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more details.

UPDATE: Pfleger has since issued a response in a post on social media. Read more here. The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked Father Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that was received by the Archdiocese’s Office of Child Abuse Investigations and Review. According to a letter from Cardinal...

With the state of Illinois under a “stay-at-home” order through the end of April, the Archdiocese of Chicago has issued a decree dispensing Catholics from their Easter obligations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decree was issued Sunday by Cardinal Blase Cupich. Catholics are required to receive communion during the Easter season, but that obligation has been removed by…

Cardinal Blase Cupich and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul held a rare face-to-face meeting within the last month, according to the Attorney General’s office.

Parishioners at Holy Angels Church in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood are stunned after former Pastor George Clements were publicized on Thursday.

Cardinal Blasé Cupich announced Thursday that the Archdiocese of Chicago has asked a retired priest to step aside from ministry as an investigation is launched into allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.