Lamonarca, who founded the St. Pio Foundation in 2014, said he has seen devotion grow to St. Pio in the United States in the decade since he founded the organ.
Hundreds of Catholic pilgrims braced for the cold on Monday night, walking from churches and block clubs in Chicago up Milwaukee Avenue into and through Niles. They walked with a purpose: to give thanks and ask for a miracle. The pilgrims were traveling on foot to observe the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, an overnight celebration for many who walk hours to get to the Shrine of Our Lady of .