Pilsen’s Via Crucis: Tradition Amid Change

This annual reenactment of Jesus’s last days, involving all the neighborhood’s Catholic churches, is one of Chicago’s largest

by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Max Herman 4 weeks ago

Participants in Pilsen’s Via Crucis procession take a group photo inside Providence of God Catholic Church on Friday, April 19, 2019. (Photo: Max Herman)

Every year, on Good Friday—the Friday before Easter—crowds of hundreds gather on 18th Street in Pilsen to watch the Via Crucis procession, a live reenactment of the fourteen stations of the cross and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Pilsen | Religion

Una iglesia en el limbo: la carrera por el futuro de San Adalberto

Lo que la lucha por salvar los monumentos históricos de Pilsen dice de cómo la Arquidiócesis cierra iglesias.

by Irene Romulo, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Malik Alim and Jenny Casas 4 weeks ago

Max Herman

Read in English. This story was produced by City Bureau. Traducio por Mago Torres.

Pilsen | Religion

A Church in Limbo: Vying for St. Adalbert’s Future

What the fight to save one Pilsen landmark says about how the Archdiocese closes churches

by Irene Romulo, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Malik Alim and Jenny Casas 4 weeks ago 1 Comment

Max Herman

Leer en español. This story was produced by City Bureau.