
Shardaa Gray
Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
Reporter/MSJ for @cbschicago | Chicagoland native | Feels good to be back home | Story ideas: [email protected] Retweets are not endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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2 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Shardaa Gray
It still may be hard to believe, but the new pope is from Chicago. In just a few days, those who consider Pope Leo XIV their own are headed to Rome for his installation ceremony. Six Augustinians from the Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Leo XIV earned his Master's of Divinity in 1982, are going this Friday. While they don't expect to meet Pope Leo XIV in person, they will deliver handwritten prayers to his team.
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4 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Shardaa Gray
Holy Name Cathedral holds first Sunday mass since Pope Leo XIV's ascendancy A special prayer was delivered at Holy Name Cathedral Sunday for Pope Leo XIV. The church held its first Sunday mass since the pope was elected on Thursday. Many who attended said they are praying for unity."It was an overflow crowd for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning mass. Kevin Schwehs couldn't miss the moment. "We've got the Pope, we've got love, we've got sunshine, we've got Mother's Day," Schwehs said.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Shardaa Gray
Prayers for cardinals at papal conclave in mass at Holy Name Cathedral With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice. A total of 133 cardinals were locked inside the Sistine Chapel for the conclave Wednesday morning, tasked with picking their new leader.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Shardaa Gray
In an early Mother's Day gift, hundreds of Chicago moms who live in Chicago Housing Authority developments got a free makeover Tuesday. The CHA hosted the event along with the Daisie Foundation. Demetra Jones, a mother of four, was among those who received a makeover. "I feel beautiful. It's a good day today," said Jones, who had never been pampered in such a fashion.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Shardaa Gray
The last official day of mourning for Pope Francis wrapped up in the Vatican Sunday, and a papal conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7, to choose his successor. A special mass was held Sunday at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, with prayers going out because Sunday was the official last day to mourn Pope Francis. The mass was also held to extend prayers for Blase Cardinal Cupich, as he takes part in the upcoming papal conclave.
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