On Sunday the final mass was held at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate, Massachusetts. The church is closing after a nearly 12-year, around-the-clock vigil by parishioners who had tried to keep their beloved house of worship open.

Named after the first Italian-American saint, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church has sat near the shore of Scituate, Massachusetts since the 1960s. Because of declining attendance, and a shortage of priests, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in May 2004 decided to shut down the church and sell the 30-acre waterfront property.

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