when the expression of the Lithuanian Catholic identity came under oppression and the site was even destroyed multiple times. Today, this little mound has more than 200,000 crosses and counting.

“The three crosses were blown up by the communist ... the Church in Lithuania via a New York-based nonprofit called Lithuanian Catholic Religious Aid. (Grušas is a board member.) ...

It is the largest mural painted by a Catholic sister in the United States. All five altars in the church are adorned with Lithuanian crosses. A visitor to the church easily has one’s heart and ...

The Hill of Crosses, above, is a destination for Catholic ... Finally, many Baltic Catholics are open to some change in the church. Most Lithuanian and Latvian Catholics think the Catholic Church ...

He also served as president of the Maryland Citizens’ Council for Educational Television and the Catholic Broadcasters Association. In 1975 he was named director of Lithuanian Catholic Aid ...

But the oldest Lithuanian parish in North America has run out of lives. St. George will close forever on Sunday after the 9 a.m. Mass, a victim of the downsizing of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese.