People walk near St. Adalbert Church on May 10, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) Protesters, many of them proudly Polish, have ardently pushed back ...

Among the brick churches that tower over Chicago’s Polish neighborhoods can be found a fierce, religious spirit. “When I first came to Chicago, I was struck by the strong Polish influence on ...

Glorious Churches. St. Stanislaus Kostka, as the first Polish parish in the Chicago Archdiocese, was considered the “mother church” of Polonia, noted Granacki.

Thousands marched along Chicago’s State Street on May 7, 2016, for the annual Constitution Day Parade, a celebration of ties between Chicago, Poland and Polish-Americans. | Steven Jackson ...

A century-old church in Pilsen, that’s been at the heart of a drawn-out fight between former parishioners and the Archdiocese of Chicago, will get a special hearing on Monday to determine if the ...

Today, this Catholic church stands as a symbol of faith and community for Polish Americans. In the late 19th century, it hosted the largest parish in the United States, with over 40,000 people.

CHICAGO (WGN) — The fight over a historic church that’s set to receive landmark status played out at a City Council hearing Tuesday. Polish immigrants built St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church in ...

Polish, Spanish parishioners stop removal of La Pieta statue at St. Adalbert's 02:04. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Workers on Tuesday abruptly stopped removing a beloved statue from a closed Catholic church ...

“We don’t want this church to be sold to begin with,” said Leja, who immigrated to Chicago from Poland in the 1970s and says the church is an important symbol of Polish-Catholic heritage.

A 120-year-old Polish Catholic church just across the border with Chicago is adapting to the changes - and it’s welcoming a group of immigrants from federal detention into their former convent.