Published May 03, 2016
The Archdiocese of Boston has taken some parishioners to court in an effort to put an end to their 10-year vigil at a closed Roman Catholic church.
A Superior Court judge heard arguments Friday. It's unclear when a ruling will be issued regarding the church in Scituate (SIT'-choo-it).
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church was among dozens closed in a 2004 restructuring to address the archdiocese's debt. A group of parishioners has been holding a nonstop vigil inside the church ever since.
The archdiocese gave the group a March 9 deadline to leave the church, but the parishioners stayed. The archdiocese is seeking a court order compelling the parishioners to leave.
The parishioners' lawyer says they'll fight the archdiocese in court.
Archdiocese spokesman Terrence Donilon has declined to comment on Friday's hearing.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/boston-archdiocese-takes-parishioners-of-closed-church-to-court-to-try-to-end-10-year-vigil