JOHN BYRNE
Chicago Tribune
The pastor of a west suburban church has stepped aside due to allegations that he sexually abused a minor three decades ago, the archdiocese of Chicago has announced.
In a letter to parishioners at Saint Peter Damian parish in Bartlett, Archbishop Blaise Cupich said Father Christopher Ciomek had agreed to step aside following âallegations of sexual abuse of a minor approximately 30 years ago.â
âI have further directed Father Ciomek to live away from the parish while the matter is investigated, and he is fully cooperating with this direction,â the archbishopâs letter reads in part.
The state Department of Children and Family Services and the Cook County Stateâs Attorneyâs office have been informed about the allegations, Cupich said.
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On March 25, 2021, Pope Francis released an Apostolic Letter entitled
Candor lucis aeternae marking the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Italian poet, Dante Alighieri, and highlights the relevance, timelessness and depth of faith in Dante’s masterpiece:
The Divine Comedy.
Vatican, March 25, 2021
SPLENDOUR OF LIGHT ETERNAL, the Word of God became flesh from the Virgin Mary when, to the message of the angel, she responded: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord” (cf.
Lk 1:38). The liturgical feast that celebrates this ineffable mystery held a special place in the life and work of the supreme poet Dante Alighieri, a prophet of hope and a witness to the innate yearning for the infinite present in the human heart. On this Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, I readily add my voice to the great chorus of those who honour his memory in the year marking the seventh centenary of his death.
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