The first in a series of exhibitions to explore the ways in which religious communities have shaped the city, Catholic Chicago will open on March 8, 2008.
The history of Catholics in Chicago is as old as the city itself. Catholics first settled along the banks of the Chicago River in the early 1800s, and today they are the area's largest religious group.
Catholic Chicago explores the influence of Catholicism on the city's ever-changing urban landscape. The exhibition highlights the area's earliest Catholics; Chicago's parochial school system; the church's art and architecture; the city's network of parishes and religious orders; Catholic activism; and the evolving nature of religion in the city.
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