And on this day, you see everyone at this church - moms with babies, kids dressed as St. Jude, groups of young people smoking marijuana just outside the church. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) PERALTA ...

“Jude is the patron saint of hope, and right now the world needs hope. America needs hope,” said the Rev. Carlos Martins, director of treasures of the church for nearly 28 years and the relic ...

Volunteers were busy unboxing materials and setting up a display at a local church for the public exhibition of a relic of St. Jude Thaddeus, nicknamed the "Apostle of the Impossible." ...

JOLIET — Just months after the Diocese of Joliet closed down St. Jude's Catholic Church and the school building at 2200 McDonough Street, one of Joliet's longest-serving real estate companies ...

On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. He is believed to have written the Letter of Jude, one of the shortest books ...

Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, 18 Woodlawn Ave., Joliet, hosted a visit with the relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus Thursday. The nonprofit outside ministry, Treasures of the Church, is responsible ...