Springfield, Ill., Oct 12, 2008 / 12:00 pm
Mercy Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced plans to remove a window in a building which some claim displays an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Hundreds have visited just to see the window.
After its removal, the window will be further evaluated and observed for any changes in the image between its panes of glass.
According to Fox News, hundreds of people have visited Mercy Medical Center to see the second-story office window since the image was first noticed on September 30.
“The Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS) will also explore options for appropriate display of the window but is not likely to reach any decision about its display until the conclusion of the evaluation and observation period,” Mark M. Fulco, an SPHS executive, said in an SPHS press release.