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Candidates Address Issues At Nonpartisan Forums Across Proviso Township
CSPL sponsored the Proviso Votes candidates forum in February 2025.

MSN: Faith leaders protest ICE crackdown outside Chicago field office
Priests, nuns and lay leaders from the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership on Ash Wednesday gathered outside the ICE Chicago Field Office to peacefully protest the arrests, detentions and deportations that have been carried out in the Trump administration.

WGNTV: Priests, nuns, faith leaders protest ICE actions outside Chicago field office
As Mayor Brandon Johnson was defending Chicago’s sanctuary city status at a congressional hearing focused on immigration policies, a group of priests, nuns and lay leaders were gathering in protest outside the Chicago field office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The midday Ash Wednesday gathering was organized by the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership in protest of the arrests, detentions and deportations ICE has carried out since the start of the second Trump administration.

Telemundo: Líderes religiosos protestan en contra de las deportaciones
TELEMUNDO: At a peaceful protest on Ash Wednesday, CSPL community members called upon ICE to cease raids, arrests, detentions, and deportations against our immigrant communities.

PHOTO GALLERY - ICE: Repent from Complicity in Systemic Sin
At a peaceful protest on Ash Wednesday, CSPL community members called upon ICE to cease raids, arrests, detentions, and deportations against our immigrant communities.
US Catholic || Catholic organizers on the next 4 years of justice work
WGN-TV

CSPL Blog || Who's Really More Pro-Life, Republicans or Democrats?
I learned about the national pilgrimage to the border for a weekend teach-in and action within my first few hours of working at CSPL. Immediately upon hearing about it I knew I wanted to go. Much of why I wanted to spend this year at CSPL is due to our work with immigrant leaders for immigration justice. Partaking in a national pilgrimage to the border in El Paso to learn and take action against the atrocities committed by the federal government originally felt easy to me—of course I would be going. As I learned and considered more about this pilgrimage, I quickly recognized the privilege associated with my unwavering desire and ability to embark on it.

A Matter of Spirit || Rebuild My Church

Messy Jesus Business || Solidarity is a Way of Making History
Despite the long hours under the sun and massive crowds, it was a clear example of what the kin-dom of God looks like – when the diversity of God’s people come together against injustice, as Jesus’ kingdom movement did.

WGN-TV || Coalition urges action on youth mental health, gun violence in Illinois during march on Near North Side
WGN-TV

Chicago Catholic || Coalition’s posada supports new migrants
Chicago Catholic

CSPL Blog || Our Posadas: childcare, youth mental health & Welcoming Chicago ordinance
CSPL Posadas in December 2023

Chicago Catholic || St. Oscar Romero parishioners look to the future
Chicago Catholic
Center for Action and Contemplation || Contemplation as the Essence of Social Ministry
Catholic Women Preach || 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2023
Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez on Catholic Women Preach

In Chicago: Latino Studies Students Learn Spiritual Leadership Skills during Easter Monday Workshop
A group of students from the Institute for Latino Studies embarked on a trip to Chicago on Easter Monday. Their mission was to meet with the Coalition of Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) and partake in an immersive Chicagoan experience.

Village Free Press || Maywood trustee candidates pledge focus on parks
Village Free Press

Courthouse News Service || Researchers sound alarm on Illinois child care crisis
Courthouse News Service

WGN-TV || Illinois Childcare for All Rally
WGN-TV

Commonweal || Making Change from the Ground Up
Commonweal