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Panel declines to approve demolition of closed Philadelphia Catholic church
- Aug 3, 2020
An architectural panel in Philadelphia has declined to approve demolition of a shuttered 19th-century church sought by the New Jersey developer who bought the building earlier this year but says the crumbling structure faces imminent collapse.
Panel puts off decision on demolition of closed Philadelphia church
- Jul 12, 2020
The Philadelphia Historical Commission officials say they need more time to decide the fate of a shuttered 19th-century church after the New Jersey developer who bought it earlier this year asked to demolish it, saying the crumbling structure faces imminent collapse.
Italians back suspending Masses and funerals, divided on closing churches completely
- Mar 31, 2020
A robust 68 percent of Italians said they support the suspension of public Masses to fight the transmission of the coronavirus, with only 23 percent opposed and 9 percent offering no opinion.
Historic Baltimore church building restored, given new life as brewpub
- Feb 7, 2020
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Baltimore’s Upper Fells Point neighborhood is being granted a new life as a brewpub.
As village churches close, Dutch Catholics leave faith rather than worship elsewhere
- Jan 8, 2020
Churches appear to be less indispensable to small communities than they themselves are inclined to think. The Dutch Catholic weekly Katholiek Nieuwsblad reached that conclusion after long-term research into the effects of church closure on village communities.
Dutch officials after church sale: ‘It’s better to have Buddhists than apartments’
- Dec 11, 2019
Village churches are closing at an increasing rate in the Netherlands.
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