Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is a Catholic basilica on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, which also houses the National Shrine of Saint Peregrine.Located at 3121 West Jackson Boulevard, within the Archdiocese of Chicago, it is, along with St. Hyacinth and Queen of All Saints, one of only three churches in Illinois designated by the Pope with the title of basilica.
Francis George was born on January 16, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, to Francis J. and Julia R. (née McCarthy) George. [1] He had an older sister, Margaret. [2] He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Pascal Parish in Chicago's Northwest Side. [3] George contracted polio at age 13, leaving him with a permanent limp.
A number of distinguished bishops served the diocesan community, including Meletios, Ezekiel and the late Timotheos of Rodostolon. Each brought unique talents to Chicago's Greek Orthodox and larger communities. This episcopal ministry excelled with the singular dedication of Chicago's Metropolitan Iakovos, who ministered for thirty eight years.
The original St. Anne Church was dedicated in 1884, and St. Anne's maintained a resident pastor beginning in 1905. [1] St. Anne was named for St. Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. [4] In or around 1949, St. Anne dedicated a new church at the southeast corner of Franklin and Ela Streets.
The Shrine of Christ the King, formerly known as St. Clara and St. Gelasius Church, is a historic Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. It is now the National Headquarters of the American Province of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest , who are restoring the church after a 2015 fire.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
That building was completely destroyed on Sunday, October 8, 1871, when the Great Chicago Fire swept the area. That same year, a temporary structure is built, the North Side Tabernacle. [1] A new building which could hold up to 10,000 people was dedicated in 1876 and the church was renamed Chicago Avenue Church in June, 1876. [2]
The memory of the murder, buried in her mind for 20 years, came back in a flash. Eileen Franklin-Lipsker suddenly knew who had killed her childhood best friend, 8-year-old Susan Nason, who was ...