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Mar 7, 2008 8:37 pm US/Central

Holy Name Cathedral Closed Until May

Structural Weakness Blamed

CHICAGO (AP) ― Officials with the Archdiocese of Chicago say the city's Holy Name Cathedral will be closed until early May to complete structural repairs on the 134-year-old building's ceiling and roof.

Engineers had hoped to have the cathedral open in time for Easter on March 23rd.

The cathedral closed on February 26th. Forensic engineers found that structural weakness had caused a ten-pound piece of wood to fall 70 feet from the ceiling to the floor on February 12th. No one was injured.

Archdiocese spokeswoman Susan Burritt says engineers inspected the ceiling and found the original 1874 wooden trusses need repairs.

Burritt says all Masses will move to the cathedral's parish auditorium.

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