But afterwards, we're gonna stay in front of the church to show that we don't want to close.” The archdiocese says that besides financial issues, there just aren’t enough people attending Mass ...

CAMPBELL — Two of the Catholic churches in “the city of churches” will close before the Christmas season nearly a decade after a merger of the city’s four Catholic parishes, according to ...

(WLS) -- A north suburban Catholic elementary has announced it will soon shut down. The Archdiocese said it was left with no choice but to close St ... While the church will continue to provide ...

The decline has been particularly visible in Catholic churches. Chicago’s once-dominant faith ... past life as St. Mary Magdalene Church, which closed in 2015 after six decades of use.