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Vatican reverses American parish closings in rare move
In Allentown Pennsylvania eight shuttered parishes won Vatican review overturning bishops decisions to close them. The Congregation for the Clergy ruled the closures lacked grave reasons and allowed worship in the padlocked churches while signaling possible reopenings. Similar Vatican actions affected Springfield Massachusetts. Parishioners hailed the ruling as a potential shift in U S church closure policy.
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Lutkus
Pennsylvania
Allentown
U.S
Charles Wilson
Saint Joseph Foundation
San Antonio
Texas
Congregation For the Clergy
Vatican
Peter Barre
Council of Parishes
Boston
Springfield
Mass
Wilson
Barre
John Barres
St. Francis
Luthus