Detroit 'families of parishes' plan moves ahead; Pittsburgh announces mergers
- Michael Stechschulte, CNS
- Dec 2, 2020
Heroic trust in the Holy Spirit and a firm resolve to move forward “on mission” are at the heart of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s transition to “families of parishes,” Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said Nov. 22 in a new pastoral note.
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