Church closings Archives - Page 3 of 6

National Trust: One-third of Canada’s churches to close within 10 years

Mar 29, 2019

A third of Canada’s Christian architecture, some 9,000 churches, will close in the next 10 years, according to the National Trust for Canada.

By Michael Swan

All parishioners want for Christmas is reopening of church

Dec 24, 2018

Nearly every Sunday since the closure, many of the more than 800 families that comprise the congregation have continued to meet in front of their old church building to pray the rosary and share a meal before going to mass at their new parish about a half mile away.

By Juan A. Lozano

Dorothy Day’s closed church could still aid NY community, researcher says

Dec 3, 2018

Selling Dorothy Day’s former New York parish to make way for luxury apartments would be a devastating blow to residents and former parishioners in a neighborhood threatened by gentrification, an American researcher said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope sends message to conference on closed churches

Nov 29, 2018

Pope Francis sent a message to a Vatican conference centered on answering the question of how to preserve the beauty and the sacredness of now-empty and unused Catholic churches.

By Hannah Brockhaus

Documentary looks at spiritual damage brought about by church closures

Sep 6, 2018

A documentary film, ‘Foreclosing on Faith’ looks at the effects of church closings on religious communities, especially at ethnic parishes, around the U.S.

By Charles Collins

Scottish archdiocese cancels church closure plan

Feb 28, 2018

A controversial plan to close several Catholic churches in Scotland has been dropped by the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, after opposition from parishioners.

By Charles Collins

Detroit Catholic church closing after more than a century

Dec 30, 2017

After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents.

By Associated Press

Parishioners fight to save communities after reorganization

Dec 27, 2017

Months after the Archdiocese of Hartford put in place a sweeping reorganization plan throughout its territory, some parishioners are still fighting to preserve the communities they know and love.

By Jordan Otero Sisson