Philadelphia Parishes Closing

philly-churches-HEAD-smThe Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia last week announced it is closing and merging 16 of its 235 parishes. Weekly church attendance in the Archdiocese has dropped by more than a quarter over the last decade.

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