From being born enslaved to building the first Catholic Church ... he built in Chicago has no sign, monument or any other trace of the man’s momentous life and achievement. St. Monica’s ...

St. Monica Parish and School, and Our Lady Mother of the Church Parish, all in Chicago, the archdiocese said. In this 2018 photo, parishioners and community members gather for the annual Way of ...

IL, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Salvation Army, or St. Monica Catholic Church, Chicago, IL. Visitation Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral prayers Monday, 9:15 a.m. at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home ...

According to Ciomek's biography on the church's website, he was born in Poland, has been a priest since 1998, starting as a full-time associate pastor at St. Monica Parish in Chicago. He's also ...

Most of the African-American newcomers to Chicago were not Catholic, but enough of them were, and they quickly overwhelmed the resources of the one historically black Catholic church, St. Monica.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost on September 14, 1955, in Chicago ... Raised in Dolton, Illinois, he attended St. Mary of the Assumption parish school, sang in the choir, and served as an ...