Pope Francis visiting Our Lady Queen of Angels School….

But what about the East Harlem parish that Cardinal Egan closed in 2007 – against the continuing resistance of the congregation?

See, e.g.,

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/nyregion/pope-francis-united-states-visit.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/nyregion/19cnd-church.html?pagewanted=1

http://www.east-harlem.com/index.php/Organizations/oview/our_lady_queen_of_angels_church/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/nyregion/23harlem.html

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/east-harlem-residents-say-pope-s-visit-may-be-answer-to-prayers-1.10597310

And East Harlem has been hit hard by more recent waves of church and school closings: Holy Rosary, St. Lucy, Holy Agony….