![A sign hangs of the doors of Saint Laurentius church in Northeast Philadelphia that reads: "Save Our Church." (credit: Molly Daly)](https://cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/untitled22.jpg?w=620&h=349&crop=1)
Philadelphia that reads: “Save Our Church.”
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced its plan to demolish the city’s oldest Polish Roman Catholic church. The archdiocese acted last fall to de-consecrate St. Laurentius, a church that dates back to the late 19th century. It’s a move that a group of parishioners have appealed to the Vatican to overturn.
St. Laurentius church was erected in the late 1880s. In 2013, it merged with Holy Name of Jesus parish. That’s where the demolition plan was announced over the weekend. Patricia Kinsman, with the group Save
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