Pope shoots down Wellesley church’s appeal, but at least he is praying for parishioners

MetroWest Daily News reports that the pope has turned down appeals by St. James the Great in Wellesley and 8 other parishes looking to save their churches from a shutdown resulting from the Archdiocese of Boston’s fiscal crisis.

St. James began a vigil in 2004 to keep the church alive and are still at it.

As a consolation prize, the pope is said to be praying for the closed parishes.

Related: Council of Parishes