Joplin Area Catholic Schools has named Joseph Beachner its next principal of St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary and Preschool. Beachner earned a masters degree in education administration from Missouri ...

He was just Bobby way back when, and an altar boy at St. Mary of the Assumption Church on the Chicago side of the city’s border with suburban Dolton. Did he ever sneak a sip of the wine?

ST. MARY'S ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH was established on 15 Aug. 1904 by 101 ROMANIANS in Cleveland. The church's first structure, at 6201-05 Detroit Ave., cost $10,000 and was dedicated in Aug. 1905.