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The Archdiocese of Boston is exploring a sale of the St. Christopher property on Columbia Point as the neighborhood grapples with the early stages of a development boom on the peninsula. The archdiocese has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the church building and land at 265 Mt. Vernon Street. “The expectation is that any sale will include proposals for mixed-use
(The Archdiocese of Boston released the following statement on July 17 regarding the possible sale of St. Christopher Church in Dorchester, a worship site of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish.) On behalf of the parish of St. Teresa of Calcutta in Dorchester, the Archdiocese of Boston has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the potential sale of St. Christopher Church, 265 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA. The expectation is that any sale will include proposals for mixed-use redevelopmen
Multiple door locks were filled with a glue-like sticky substance that DeFazio says resembles caulk. At St. Teresa of Calcutta in Dorchester, the door locks were also filled with the same kind of material. It happened at the school next door, as well. A bike lock was placed over the door handles at the church. "I view it as a hate crime," said DeFazio. The statue has been vandalized multiple times over the last several months. "Last week somebody had ripped her hands off," he said. "We had just replaced her hands yesterday and cemented her to a concrete footing and she was knocked down."