Police, parish pray for peace in Pilsen

Father Louis Marthe Mboe, pastor of St. Procopius Parish, leads a Prayer Service for Peace in Pilsen with Chicago Police officers, parishioners and members of the community at Plaza Tenochtitlan, located at the intersection of 18th Street and South Blue Island Avenue, on July 29, 2024. The event, sponsored by Chicago Police Department and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, was to gather the community to help reduce violence and introduce them to officers and church leaders serving in their community. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chicago Police officers Barbara Cisek and Carla Duda-Malinski pray while Father Louis Marthe Mboe, pastor of St. Procopius Parish, leads a Prayer Service for Peace in Pilsen with Chicago Police officers, parishioners and members of the community at Plaza Tenochtitlan, located at the intersection of 18th Street and South Blue Island Avenue, on July 29, 2024. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants gather for the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Francisco Gutierrez prays during the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Officer Barbara Cisek holds a bouquet of heart balloons that will be passed out for a balloon release at the end of the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A participant delivers a reading. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Martha Aguirre, a parishioner at St. Procopius, receives a balloon with the word “Love” written on it from Officer Barbara Cisek during the event. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Rachel Carrasco prays during the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Martha Aguirre and Maria Barrera, parishioners at St. Procopius, pray during the event. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A participant releases a balloon at the end of the service. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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