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St Mary's Cathedral in Galveston faces costly restoration
John Pistone inspects a termite damaged 150 year old church in Galveston seeking funds for repairs at St Marys Cathedral Basilica. Officials estimate at least 55 million dollars are needed to shore towers roof and repair brick wiring mold and rot amid a modest parish of 180 to 200 families and tourism revenue. Archbishop Fiorenza notes diocese support but appeals for foundations and donors to preserve the basilica.
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Associated Press
Pat Sullivan
St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica
Galveston
Texas
John Pistone
Pistone
Joseph K. Oppermann
Winston-Salem
N.C
St. Mary’s
Oppermann
John Paul II
St. Mary's
Gulf of México
John LaBauve
Louisiana
Joseph Fiorenza
Galveston-Houston
Fiorenza