St. Mary of the Assumption

06/17/2026

Spring 2027

05/21/2026

The challenges we face everyday won’t break my spirit but imagine being so upset with an owner for upgrading security and protecting their property you decide to break in anyway just to leave a spray painted message on the board in the school classroom you trespassing in. As if it’s Google and you left a bad review cuz you can’t steal nothing 🤦🏾🤷🏾‍♂️ Only the door was broken and nothing was taken (cause I took everything out I couldn’t bolt down) and they didn’t get pass that classroom because I boarded up the hallway and added gates to corridors connected to the church.

05/19/2026

Our new fundraising platform is active

Emergency Stabilization Goal: $30,000 by July 15In March 2026, Preservation Chicago named St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School one of Chicago’s Most Endangered...

05/16/2026

Thieves found hidden safe in our rectory. These geniuses thought they could pick the lock on the safe but were unsuccessful so they decided to trash the place and spray paint $ on the door 🤷🏾‍♂️

05/09/2026

Phase 1 is officially underway! Back lot and construction debris removed. A few days ago we got "Fly Dumped" with 9 piles of trash. The school had a break-in and vandalized. Our spirits are still up, thank you to everyone that volunteered and donated

www.gofundme.com/f/saint-mary-restorationThis is the very church where a young Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope — served as an alta...

05/08/2026

Restoration has begun thanks to Dan Dorman and the crew at Metropolitan Corp.

The owner of the building where Pope Leo went to church and school on Chicago's South Side has seen an uptick in visitors and catholic pilgrims. Lexi Sutter reports.

05/04/2026

Site preparation has begun today!

05/02/2026

Save Pope Leo XIV's Childhood Church from Collapse - Emergency Fund

Emergency Stabilization Goal: $30,000 by May 15 – Help stop the rain d… Joe Hall needs your support for Save Pope Leo XIV's Childhood Church from Collapse

04/30/2026

* Tax Deductible Campaign *

Help Restore Saint Mary of the Assumption Campus

After the 2023 storms damaged our historic campus, Phase 1 restoration begins this month — and we need your support.

Right now, we need your help to stop the damage.

Our Emergency Goal: $30,000

This first $30,000 will fund urgent stabilization work:

Temporary roof protection and tarp to keep rain out

Boarding broken windows and basic security

Initial engineering and assessments to prevent further
deterioration this spring and summer

Every dollar raised will go directly toward saving the building before it’s too late. As we hit this milestone, we’ll update the goal and show exactly how the funds are being used.

Donate now on GoFundMe:

gofundme.com/f/saint-mary-restoration

Together we’re turning storm damage into lasting hope.