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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.
Welcoming Pope Leo XIV
CSPL’s statement welcoming Pope Leo XIV.
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.
Remembering Pope Francis
CSPL’s statement upon the passing of Pope Francis.
Center for Action and Contemplation - Resilience and Justice
Sustaining Justice Work Through Spiritual Practice by Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez, featured in the Center for Action and Contemplation March “We Conspire” Series.
Commonweal - To Repent and to Be Transformed
Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz shares a reflection for the fourth Sunday of Lent in Commonweal Magazine.
Village Free Press - 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
Guest Author - 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.