Top 10 Catholic Cities in the USA

Top 10 Catholic Cities in the USA - by Our Sunday Visitor

Emmitsburg, MD

            National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

            St. Mary’s College

            National Shrine of our Lady of Lourdes

New Orleans, LA

            Cathedral of St. Louis in Jackson Square

            National Shrine of our Lady of Prompt Succor

            Catholic Culture Heritage Center

            International Shrine of St. Jude

Chicago, IL

            Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica & St. Peregrine

            Queen of All Saints Basilica

            Basilica of St. Hyacinth

            National Shrine of St. Jude

            Sanctuary of divine Mercy

            National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

            Mudelein Seminary

St. Louis, MO

            “Rome of the West”

            Basilica of St. Louis

            St. Patrick Center

            Holy Adoration Sisters – perpetual adoration since 1928

Bethlehem, CT

Abbey of Regina Laudis

            Former actress Dolores Hart is Mother Superior and just wrote a book about Elvis and her life

Renown for Gregorian Chant

Denver, CO

            Basilica of the Immaculate Conception – 75 stained glass windows from Munich

            St. Augustine Institute – master’s degrees in theology

            John Paul II Center – two seminaries and Sisters of Mercy convent

            Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini in nearby Golden, CO

            Home of Catholic News Agency

            Home of Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) in nearby Golden, CO

San Antonio, TX

            A Catholic town since 1528.

            Mission San Antonio – The Alamo

            10 –mile Mission Trail

            Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

            Statue of St. Anthony of Padua

Pittsburgh, PA

            St. Paul Cathedral and Monastery

            St. Anthony’s Chapel with 5,000 relics

            Oratory of St. Philip Neri

            St.  John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church

Los Angeles, CA

            Several mission churches in the area

            Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels – massive modern architecture with St. Juan Diego’s apron

St. Augustine, FL

            Spanish settlement since 1565

            Basilica of St. Augustine

            Shine of Our Lady of La Leche – near the ocean where first Mass was celebrated in the USA

            The Great Cross