SPRINGFIELD — After a yearslong battle over control of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society Club, a long-standing social group has purchased the building and is hoping to give the 128-year-old ...

The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 16, was first instituted in the late 14th century in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order a hundred years earlier.

Before Wickliffe claimed official status as a city, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish had already set down roots. This year a celebration of its 100th anniversary marked by several special events is ta… ...