Holy Hill Basilica

Holy Hill Basilica is a Catholic church in Milwaukee, WI. It is one of 659 churches in Milwaukee, and one of 13 Catholic congregations in the city.

Approximately half a million people from all over the world visit the Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill each year.

Services in Spanish

Milwaukee, WI

Service times

  • Tuesday 6am · following

Phone: (262) 628-1838 · Website: https://www.holyhill.com/

Holy Hill Basilica is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Holy Hill Basilica

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Obesity: 48.3%
  • Child Poverty: 40.9% (22.0–59.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 34.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.5% (19.4–43.6%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.8%
  • Diabetes: 19.8%
  • Social Isolation: 38.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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