It’s
said that some airline pilots use St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Chicago to align themselves with O’Hare International Airport’s longest runway. With its 13 golden domes, representing Christ and the Twelve Apostles, the church is easy to spot.
Founded in 1956, the parish began construction of the current church in 1975. A year later, Patriarch Josyf (Joseph) Slipyj, who had spent 18 years in Soviet prisons, visited the parish and blessed of the foundation.