Holy Angels Church

Early history
Holy Angels Church was initially endowed by a terminally ill heiress with a guilty conscience. The building originally housed a small parochial school, but was transformed into a soup kitchen and homeless shelter at some point.
2010s - 2020s
Unstable world conditions and the reforms of the Vatican III in 2014 brought many alienated Catholics back to the comforting tradition of a conservative liturgy, combined with a more liberal, socially responsive church. With the acceptance of limited pre-conception birth control by the Pope in 2014, the way was open for many to reclaim their faith and for third-world countries to re-embrace the church while solving their overwhelming population problems.
By the 2020s, Holy Angels Church was run by two priests; Father Kevin, who came to the church late in life, and Father Paul. The homeless shelter offered meals for the needed, but feeding all these people was't cheap and the church was usually just scraping by. Father Kevin was always on the lookout for wealthy families or corporations that might be creatively convinced to donate. Additional income came from dinners, bake sales and street fairs on church holidays (patrolled by the deacons), church-goers and many of the more loyal patrons of the Holy Angels shelter. On St. Patrick's Day the church could be a fun place to be, featuring popular snake races that draw out-of-town tourists. Free childcare was also offered with parents participating on a rotating basis.
Time of the Red
Led by Father Kevin, Holy Angels Church was still around during the Time of the Red, providing shelter and spiritual guidance for those who needed it, and mediation for anyone who had disputes, as long as they were willing to lay down their weapons and calmly talk. Father Kevin's record for peacefully settling gang or corporation issues was still exceptional even in those trying times.
It was well known that the 6th Street gang were welcome protectors of the church, and the solo Dillon Murphy could usually be found around the building.