Formed by a 1980 merger and home to many Black Catholics, the parish celebrated a final Mass in May after mutual discernment with the diocese.

By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger

The Diocese of Gary’s historically Black Catholic parish, Ss. Monica and Luke Catholic Church, celebrated its final Mass on May 24, Pentecost Sunday, marking the end of a century-long journey and the onset of a new era of diocesan retrenchment.