(By Jay Tokasz NEWS STAFF REPORTER) Parishioners of St. Ann Church are appealing Bishop Edward U. Kmiec’s decision to shut down the 125-year-old Gothic revival church on Broadway and Emslie Street.
The formal appeal means the church can continue to be used as a Catholic worship site while the Vatican considers the appeal.
The Rev. Roy T. Herberger read the decree, as well as a letter from Kmiec, at a Mass Sunday morning.
