HOLYOKE (MA)
WWLP
Published : Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012
Shannon Halligan
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – They packed the courthouse, but neither side of the Mater Dolorosa Church controversy got the answer they have been waiting for.
It’s been over 6 months since the Springfield Diocese closed the Mater Dolorosa Church in Holyoke. But since then, parishioners have held a constant vigil inside vowing to stay.
Wednesday, a hearing was held to determine if these parishioners are in fact trespassing, but the judge has not yet made a decision.
More than 60 parishioners of the closed down Mater Dolorosa church poured into the Springfield courtroom.
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