A historic church in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood is re-opening its doors after a two-year renovation. The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei is the oldest continuing Italian-American Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. ABC7 got an exclusive tour of the renovations before Friday night's festivities.
A celebratory Mass was held for the first time since the church closed for two years of renovations. Dozens of donors were joined by Catholic leaders led by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, who ABC7 was told blessed the altar of the newly re-opened Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii.
