Category: Church closings

Artwork at closed UK parish church added to national heritage register

by bcadmin | Aug 13, 2022 | Church closings, Church in UK and Ireland, England, Great Britain, lead, mosaic, News, religious art, United Kingdom | 0 |

Following a campaign by art historians, the UK government has added the ‘Oldham Mural’ masterpiece to its national heritage register.

Developer steps up plans to demolish historic Nevada church

by bcadmin | Jan 24, 2022 | Associated Press, Church closings, Church in the US, Nevada, News, Parish closings | 0 |

A historic church in Sparks designed by one of Nevada’s most prolific architects is facing demolition.

117-year-old Polish Catholic church closing this month in Massachusetts

by bcadmin | Jan 21, 2022 | Associated Press, Church closings, Church in the US, Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, News, Parish closings | 0 |

The first Polish Catholic church in New Bedford is set to close this month after 117 years, following years of declining membership and the death of its pastor.

Vermont Catholic church seeks demolition of former cathedral

by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2021 | Associated Press, Church closings, Church in the US, Diocese of Burlington, News, Vermont | 0 |

The Catholic Diocese of Burlington is seeking permission to demolish a closed cathedral and a grove of trees in the downtown of Vermont’s largest city.

Archbishop Chaput: Some Catholic bishops were “too compliant” with pandemic restrictions

by bcadmin | Jun 4, 2021 | Archbishop Charles Chaput, Church closings, COVID-19, News, News Briefs, Pandemic | 0 |

Washington D.C., Jun 3, 2021 / 19:00 pm The Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia last week said that some Catholic bishops were “too compliant” with state and local restrictions on churches during the recent pandemic. “If […]

As resources shrink, Quebec Archdiocese reorganizes parishes for outreach

by bcadmin | Jan 26, 2021 | Archdiocese of Quebec, Canada, canadian bishops, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church closings, Church in the Americas, Church mergers, News, Parish merger, Quebec, Quebec bishops | 0 |

The Archdiocese of Quebec announced its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish.

Detroit ‘families of parishes’ plan moves ahead; Pittsburgh announces mergers

by bcadmin | Dec 2, 2020 | Archbishop Alan Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit, Bishop David Zubik, Catholic Church, Church closings, Church mergers, Diocese of Pittsburgh, News, Parish merger, Uncategorised | 0 |

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.

Historical panel recommends demolishing closed church spires

by bcadmin | Aug 16, 2020 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church closings, Church in the US, News, Parish closings, Philadelphia | 0 |

A Philadelphia historical panel is recommending the demolition of the two spires of a shuttered 19th-century church at the urging of the New Jersey developer who bought the building earlier this year, but says the crumbling structure faces imminent collapse.

Lansing’s St. Casimir church celebrates its final Mass

by bcadmin | Aug 9, 2020 | Associated Press, Bishop Earl Boyea, Catholic Church, Church closings, Church in the US, Diocese of Lansing, Lansing, Michigan, News, Parish closings | 0 |

Parishioners of St. Casimir Catholic Church lined Sparrow Avenue on Aug. 2 getting one last sight of the parish many called home for decades.

Panel declines to approve demolition of closed Philadelphia Catholic church

by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2020 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church closings, Church in the US, News, Parish closings, Philadelphia | 0 |

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

by bcadmin | Jul 12, 2020 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church closings, Church in the US, News, Parish closings, Philadelphia | 0 |

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

by bcadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church closings, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Mass, News, Poll, second | 0 |

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.