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Fundraising boosts Catholic school facilities in Boston
Enrollment in Catholic schools in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood had been falling for years, but now is rising after Catholic business leaders invested tens of millions of dollars refurbishing the schools. A group of businesspeople has raised $25 million toward the $67 million they have pledged. The money will enabled the archdiocese to consolidate, renovate, upgrade, and, in one instance, rebuild aging parish school buildings in the Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods.