The Shrine of Christ the King Church discontinued its Catholic Mass, the Chicago Archdiocese says, raising concerns for the Woodlawn landmark.
After the Archdiocese of Chicago asked churches to follow a recent decree from Pope Francis on Latin Masses, a Woodlawn church decided to stop offering services, the archdiocese saAfter the Archdiocese of Chicago asked churches to follow a recent decree from Pope Francis on Latin Masses, a Woodlawn church decided to stop offering services, the archdiocese said.
"On July 31, the Shrine of Christ the King communicated to the archdiocese that they would stop offering Mass and other sacraments at the Shrine. It was their choice to do so," the archdiocese said in a statement Wednesday.
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