Catholic nuns from various countries in Latin America visiting in Chicago gathered at the site where Chicago police Officer Ella French was murdered for a prayer service, Sept. 3, 2021. The purpose of the service was to mark the site as a place of prayer, not violence, and to pray for all first responders. The sisters have been at Loyola University this week partaking in classes centered on restorative justice.
Holding memorial cards of slain police Officer Ella French, dozens of Catholic nuns from various countries in Latin America visiting in Chicago, join police officers and others as they take part in a prayer service at the memorial site for French. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
A group of Catholic nuns hold memorial cards of slain police Officer Ella French as they pray at her memorial site, Sept. 3, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Catholic nuns sign a cross at the memorial site for Chicago police Officer Ella French in the 6200 block of South Bell Avenue in Chicago, Sept. 3, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Dozens of Catholic nuns from various countries in Latin America visiting in Chicago, join police and others as they take part in a prayer service at the memorial site for slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, Sept. 3, 2021. French was fatally shot and her partner Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. was critically wounded. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
A group of Catholic nuns prays at the memorial site for Chicago police Officer Ella French. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
CPD Chaplain Kimberly Lewis-Davis holds a memorial card of police Officer Ella French at a prayer service in her honor, Sept. 3, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
With a cross in the foreground, dozens of Catholic nuns from various countries in Latin America visiting in Chicago, join police and others as they take part in a prayer service for Chicago police Officer Ella French. The prayer service was lead by Rev. Dan Brandt and Rev. Jack Wall on Sept. 3, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Catholic nuns from various countries in Latin America visiting in Chicago gathered at the site where Chicago police Officer Ella French was murdered for a prayer service, Sept. 3, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
