Vatican Apostolic Signatura
Ruling
All Boston appeals have been rejected by the Apostolic Signatura.
The community of St. Frances is not surprised by this ruling and is pursuing other avenues of recourse.
Boston Council of Parishes Statement, 5/17/2010
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Media and Press Coverage |
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This is a small sampling of the massive coverage we have garnered over our church closing.
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- 2/18/13
- Boston church parishioners continue 8-year sit in
CBS
- 2/14/13
- The Original Occupy Movement: Vigil at St.Frances X Cabrini
WGBH
- 11/26/12
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Boston Herald
- 10/30/12
- St. Frances in Scituate weathers the storm
Boston Globe
- 10/26/12
- Test of faith endures in Scituate
Patriot Ledger
- 10/20/12
- At St. Frances Cabrini in Scituate, vigil hits 8 years
Boston Globe
- 5/23/12
- Despite Parishioners' Protests, the Vatican Says Church Closures are Valid
WGBH
- 5/16/12
- Despite Vatican Ruling, St. Frances Parishioners Stand Ground
Patriot Ledger
- 5/16/12
- Parishioners Lose Appeal
Scituate Mariner
- 5/14/12
- Vatican Denies Appeal, Parishioners Outraged
WATD
- 12/4/11
- The Rule of Cardinal Law
The Callie Crossley Show
- 12/2/11
- Archdiocese Turns to Evangelizing
Wall Street Journal
- 12/1/11
- Critics Fear New Plan Will Close Churches
Boston Herald
- 11/20/11
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Archdiocese attorney says vigil at closed Scituate church warrants tax relief
Patriot Ledger
- 9/22/11
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Boston archdiocese calls on critics in tax dispute with Scituate
Patriot Ledger
- 8/16/11
- Archdiocese Looks to Sell Former Rectory of Scituate Church
Patriot Ledger
- 7/18/11
- Church sale an affront to faithful
Boston Herald
- 7/18/11
- Boston Archdiocese Prepares For Sale Of Six Area Churches, Parishioners Prepare For New Appeal To The Pope
WGBH
- 7/18/11
- Church Fights Back Against Closure Plan
WBUR
- 7/18/11
- Globe: Unwilling to Give Up Their Vigil
read the document
- 7/14/11
- Archdiocese of Boston's next move
St. Frances defers to Rome for ruling
Press Release
- 7/14/11
- Cardinal Sean O'Malley to sell 6 MA churches
Associated Press
- 7/14/11
- The Boston Archdiocese plans to sell 6 local parishes
WGBH
- 7/14/2011
- Cardinal O'Malley allows Archdiocese to sell six churches
CBS Boston
- 7/14/2011
- 6 shut churches may be sold
Boston.com
- 7/14/2011
- Faithful vow to protect churches
Boston Herald
- 6/26/11
- Vatican Document on the Reorganization of U.S. Dioceses
read the document
- 6/14/11
- Msgr. Deeley named vicar general, moderator of the curia
The Boston Pilot
- 6/3/11
- Boston Archdiocese considers major reshuffling of parishes
The Patriot Ledger
- 4/25/11
- For closed parishes, a day of solidarity
Boston.com
- 4/23/11
- Scituate claims win against Archdiocese to tax the closed Cabrini church
Patriot Ledger
- 4/19/11
- Inviting Catholics to Come Home
WGBH: The Callie Crossley Show
- 3/8/11
- Parishioners buoyed by Vatican intervention
CBS
- 3/5/11
- Several Catholic Churches may reopen
MSNBC
- 2/18/11
- Archdiocese Launches Public Consultative Survey
The Boston Globe
- 2/16/11
- Scituate parishioners hopeful Vatican will reopen church
CBS news segment
- 2/16/11
- Vatican halts closing of three Massachusetts parishes
The Boston Globe
- 2/3/11
- Diocese takes steps to retool parishes
Goal is mergers, not closings
The Boston Globe
- 1/20/11
- Garabedian on culture of secrecy in Catholic Church
NECN
- 1/5/11
- Another church vigil – Archdiocese of Camden, NJ.
Philadelphia Inquirer
- 1/5/11
- (Clarification – the Extraordinary Appeal was not denied. At this time the Pope has opted not to review it.)
Huffington Post
- 11/3/2010
- Scituate: St. Frances Cabrini marks 6th year in vigil
95.9 FM WATD
- 10/27/2010
- Marking a milestone at St. Frances
Wicked Local/Scituate
- 10/25/2010
- Church vigil reaches 6 years
The Patriot Ledger
- 10/20/2010
- Shuttered Bay State churches make appeal directly to pope
Associated Press via The Boston Herald
- 10/19/2010
- Closed Mass. churches appeal directly to pope
7 News WHDH
- 9/19/2010
- Vigils' days numbered, parishioners' hope fades
The Boston Globe
- 9/9/2010
- Vicar General Letter to Bloggers
Boston Catholic Insider blog
- 6/14/2010
- Church vigils The Vatican has recently rejected the appeals of ten churches closed by the Boston Archdiocese. Five parishes have been occupied by protesters around the clock since 2004. Parishioners in several of these parishes have maintained around the clock vigils. Some have vowed to continue their fight.
WGBH Greater Boston
- 5/24/2010
- It's Not Over...and Why We're Still Here
The Friends of St. Frances X. Cabrini
- 5/18/2010
- Church Vigils Continue Despite Rejected Closure Appeals
WBUR.org
- 5/17/2010
- Braude Beat: Vatican rulings
boston.com
- 5/17/2010
- Vatican rejects appeal to keep Mass. parishes open
7 News
- 5/17/2010
- Vatican rejects appeal to keep Mass. parishes open
MSNBC- WHDH
- 5/8/2010
- St. Frances parishioners await Vatican decision on appeal of church closing
The Patriot Ledger
- 4/27/2010
- O'Mahoney's World editorial cartoon
The Patriot Ledger
- 4/23/2010
- Scituate claims win against Archdiocese to tax the closed Cabrini church
The Patriot Ledger
- 4/22/2010
- SCITUATE EDITORIAL: It’s time to reopen
The Scituate Mariner
- 4/21/2010
- Fight at St. Frances goes on
The Scituate Mariner
- 2/18/2010
- The Callie Crossley show
Instructions: Click on the white triangle in the center of the image of Callie. Then scroll on the bottom black time bar to the 15:08 time mark to start our segment.
WGBH
- 12/25/09
- Parishioners of Scituate, Mass. church hold Mass without priest
For the sixth straight year, there was no priest leading the Christmas Day Mass at Saint Frances Church...
NECN
- 11/1/09
- They’ve seen the future, and it is lay
Maryellen and Jon Rogers think they’ve seen the future of the Catholic Church: lay-led parishes. That is, parishes run by parishioners - except for the sacraments, which would still be led by a priest, of course.
The Boston Globe
- 10/25/09
- PHOTO GALLERY: Parishioners celebrate battle to save closed Scituate church
Parishioners at a service Sunday commemorating the fifth anniversary of the vigil that is keeping St. Frances Cabrini Church in Scituate open.
The Patriot Ledger
- Video gallery
The Patriot Ledger
- 10/23/09
- St. Frances in Scituate marks 5-year vigil
On each wall at the front of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church, eye-catching and complex quilts hang near pews, pedestals, and stained glass windows.
Each quilt tells the story of the Boston Archdiocese’s closing of churches five years ago, and the 24-hour vigils held by the people who are still fighting to keep their houses of worship open.
The Patriot Ledger
- 10/1/09
- A win for Scituate in town’s battle with archdiocese
Judge: Property must be put to a religious use for exemption to continue
The Patriot Ledger
- 8/30/09
- W-B group considers a vigil to save church
Times Leader
- 5/12/09
- A Revolution of Faith
The Today Show MSNBC
- 4/12/09
- Lay-led Easter service at St. Frances Cabrini
New England Cable News
- 3/29/09
- Church Vigils
FOX25 News
- 3/11/09
- Massachusetts Church Fights For Survival.
National Public Radio
- 3/6/09
- Mass. Catholics occupying imperiled churches 24-7.
Associated Press
- 1/26/09
- Church Squatters Protest Archdiocese.
ABC News video
- 1/26/09
- Act of Faith: Church Congregants Hold Vigil. ABC News
- 1/25/09
- On a Mission From God. CBS News video
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- 1/6/09
- In Quiet Rebellion, Parishioners Keep Faith. The New York Times
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- 1/6/09
- A 24/7 Faith. The New York Times
- 12/24/07
- Closed churches denied priests for Christmas services. The Patriot Ledger
- 12/23/07
- O father, where art thou?. The Boston Herald
- 11/4/07
- A journey of faith and resolve. The Boston Globe
- Archdiocese challenges tax bill for vigil church. The Boston Herald
- 11/1/07
- Editorial -- Fish, or fowl? The Scituate Mariner
- 10/31/07
- Archdiocese sues town over property tax assessments. The Scituate Mariner
- 10/26/07
- Three Years in Vigil for the Parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini. Read release
- 7/24/07
- Closed church sees 1,000th day of vigil. Metro Boston
- 7/23/07
- 1,000 days: A milestone for church vigil. The Patriot Ledger
- Churches mark 1,000 days in vigil. The Boston Globe
- 7/22/07
- Almighty effort: Scituate parishioners mark 1,000 days in vigil at closed church. The Boston Herald
- 7/21/07
- Vigil Enters 1,000th Day. Keeping the faith at St. Frances. The Patriot Ledger
- 7/19/07
- St. Frances Vigilers Near Milestone. The Scituate Mariner
- 4/12/07
- Vigil goes on at St. Frances. The Scituate Mariner
- Editorial -- Open the doors. The Scituate Mariner
- 4/9/07
- Ledger Update: Easter service at closed church. The Patriot Ledger
- 4/8/07
- Video: Despite Closing 2 years ago, St. Frances faithful push on. WBZ-TV
- After Closing 2 Years Ago, Local Church Pushes On. WBZ
- Video: Parishioners gather at closed church for Easter. Channel 4 WBZTV
- 4/2007
- Video: Parishioners gather at closed church for Easter. NECN
- 2/22/07
- Faith, love and sense of duty sustain parish. The Boston Herald
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