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Article: Diocese closing Fatima church.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2009
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Byline: Bronislaus B. Kush
WORCESTER - Parishioners at Our Lady of Fatima Church had already staved off one attempt to close their house of worship, which prominently sits high above Interstate 290 near Lincoln Square.
Back in 1978, Diocese of Worcester officials seriously contemplated shutting down the stone structure.
The busy highway had cut off the church from a good portion of the neighborhood that it had once served, and chancery officials considered whether the smaller congregation might be better off merging with nearby Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann Church.
In the end, officials decided not to close the church.
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