Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including Vice President JD Vance ...

The next stop on “The Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour” with guest organist Jeff Neufeld will be on Sunday, Feb. 9, at St. Laurence Catholic Church. The series began last fall with Neufeld ...

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A church long closed by a massive asbestos abatement project was formally rededicated at a special Mass. Hundreds were in attendance at St. Laurence Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop Nelson Perez ...

UPPER DARBY — After closing its upper church in 2020 for extensive renovations, St. Laurence Catholic Church will reopen with a community celebration on Saturday, Sept. 23 and a Mass on Sunday ...

Joseph Catholic School in Elgin will become St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy in the fall under a Rockford Diocese consolidation plan that calls for the likely closure of St. Laurence ...

Kulpit , Lawrence Lee Lawrence L. Kulpit, 61, of Chicago, IL, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019. He was born on October 15, 1957, the son of the late Edward H. and Helen (Krupa) Kulpit.

The St. Laurence Catholic Church was full of song and praise during a special prayer service for Denise McKenzie, a 35-year educator in parochial schools who has taught “zillions of life lessons ...

On Sept. 8, 1941, a small, refurbished school building off Locust Street in Elgin became the city's first Catholic high school. St. Edward Central Catholic High School marks its 75th anniversary ...

St. Laurence Catholic Church invites everyone to celebrate with them at their 22th annual bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 5 to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Joining Fr.