December 12, 2008—Despite arctic temperatures, 400 Catholics attend the first ever Mass at Chicago’s Federal Plaza in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mass is co-sponsored by the League and the Archdiocese of Chicago, with help from the Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center in securing the necessary permits for this extraordinary example of the free exercise of religion in the public square. Auxiliary Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller celebrates the Mass.