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Chicago Catholic - Immigration activists process with Eucharist to Broadview
Michelle Martin of Chicago Catholic tells the story of our October 11, 2025 Eucharistic Procession to Broadview Detention Center.
National Catholic Reporter - Activists in Chicago, barred from giving Communion to ICE detainees, plan next actions
Camillo Barone of National Catholic Reporter tells the story of our October 11, 2025 Eucharistic Procession to Broadview Detention Center.
America Magazine - Eucharistic procession turned back by feds at Broadview ICE detention facility
Kevin Clarke of America Media tells the story of our October 11, 2025 Eucharistic Procession to Broadview Detention Center.
Video: Fox 32 Chicago - Catholic group attempts to offer Communion to ICE detainees
Fox 32 covers our October 11, 2025 Eucharistic Procession to Broadview Detention Center
OSV News - Latino Leaders Explore the Role Community Organizing Can Play in National Politics
On September 29, Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez was a panelist for “Renewing Politics from the Ground Up: Lessons from Latino Organizing” — an event hosted by the Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. Joanna shared how using our faith in prophetic witness and organizing moves people spiritually and moves them into action. OSV News covered the event.
Axios - Chicago's archbishop says Catholics must welcome immigrants
CSPL’s executive director comments on the controversy around Sen. Dick Durbin (IL-D), a Catholic, announcing he would not accept the church's Keep Hope Alive award after receiving backlash over his reproductive rights beliefs that conflict with Catholic teachings.
Sojourner - Chicago Faith Communities Say ‘Joy’ is Key to Resisting the Feds
CSPL and other grassroots organizations are featured for their shared work in resistance to ICE and DHS operations.
Misa y Procesion honoring Silverio Villegas González
At our 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘰́𝘯 held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, hundreds of people embraced both aspects of our tradition. Inside the church, we prayed, grieved, and received the Eucharist together. Then we went out into the streets - accompanied by Jesus in the Eucharist - to make our unity and commitment to justice public. We made a powerful statement that Silverio Villegas González was and remains an important member of our community, that as the church we will care for and mourn with his loved ones, and that we will fight for an end to the systems that brought us here.
Commonweal - Fear Not: A People’s Mass outside Chicago brings the gospel message into the public square.
Heidi Schlumpf of Commonweal on the Mass held by CSPL outside the Great Lakes Naval Station on Saturday, September 13.
America Magazine - Amid Chicago ICE raids, a people’s Mass is an example of ‘political holiness’
America Magazine Short Take by Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz, Executive Director of CSPL
LMCS - Protesters call for ICE agents to leave Illinois during march to Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, CSPL joined many partner organizations for a peaceful Interfaith Prayer March.
Interfaith Prayer March - Great Lakes Naval Station
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, we continued the momentum of our People’s Mass and returned to the Great Lakes Naval Station—this time joining with people of many faiths who share our commitment to solidarity and liberation, and who also bring their faith traditions into the public square as acts of resistance. Hundreds of people came out in prayerful, peaceful unity, standing against ICE and militarization, and to proclaim liberation! Representatives of seven congregations of multiple faiths offered prayers and a Rabbi blew the ram’s horn trumpet, or shofar, symbolizing the blasts that helped bring down the walls of Jericho, as the group marched in circles around the Naval Station. Co-hosts included Arise Chicago, Chicago Workers Collaborative, Chicago Religious Leadership Network for Latin America (CRLN), JCUA, Live Free Illinois, ICIRR and Mano-a-Mano.
La Raza - Líderes religiosos y fieles protestan contra las redadas de ICE frente a base naval en North Chicago
Spanish coverage - CSPL co-hosted this Interfaith Prayer March alongside Arise Chicago, ICIRR, Chicago Workers Collaborative, CRLN, JCUA, and Live Free Illinois.
Chicago Tribune - Hundreds gather to pray, march and protest Trump ‘blitz’ outside Great Lakes Naval station
CSPL co-hosted this Interfaith Prayer March alongside Arise Chicago, ICIRR, Chicago Workers Collaborative, CRLN, JCUA, and Live Free Illinois.
Fox 32 Chicago - Prayer march outside Naval Station Great Lakes
Fox 32 Chicago coverage of the September 20, 2025 Interfaith Prayer march co-hosted by CSPL outside Naval Station Great Lakes
CBS News - Tensions over immigration escalate in Chicago (Video)
CBS News coverage of CSPL’s People’s Mass on September 13, 2025 outside the Great Lakes Naval Station
People’s Mass for Justice + Peace - Great Lakes Naval Station
Despite the torrential storm last Saturday morning, around 300 people gathered in prayerful solidarity for our People's Mass for Justice + Peace outside the Great Lakes Naval Station in North Chicago.
San Óscar Romero, the Solidarity Movement in Poland, and similar movements around the world, during times of social upheaval, have made the celebration of Mass as a public demonstration an important part of church history. Our multi-lingual, multi-racial, multi-cultural, and multi-generational 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 carried on this legacy of pursuing holiness through peaceful, courageous political action.
CSPL Bears Prophetic Witness with ICIRR and Other Partners
Thursday, June 12, CSPL took part in a press conference, rally, and march held by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Together, and following the actions of Jesus, we bore prophetic witness, practicing courageous, nonviolent resistance against today’s oppressive empire. Faith means solidarity, courage, and liberation in the very footsteps of Christ.
Forbes - Illinois Childcare for All Coalition secures $7M investment in compensation for early childcare educators!
CSPL is part of the Illinois Childcare for All Coalition, which secured a $7M investment in early childcare education from Mayor Brandon Johnson on May 13, 2025.
Village Free Press - Candidates Address Issues At Nonpartisan Forums Across Proviso Township
CSPL sponsored the Proviso Votes candidates forum in February 2025.