Area churches pray for peace
Catholic churches throughout the Chicago metropolitan area Saturday participated in Pope Francis’ worldwide call for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria.
Twenty churches were open for Catholics to come and pray from noon to 5 p.m.
Churches participating in the suburbs included the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines; St. Bede in Ingleside; Holy Family in Inverness; Marytown Shrine in Libertyville; and St. Alphonsus Ligouri in Prospect Heights.
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