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Why are many Catholic parishes growing, others dying? | Opinion

GoSanAngelo 01 May 2026
Is the "big story" that some Catholic parishes are growing or that many others are dying? To answer that question, it's important to study other powerful trends in Catholic life ... adults "are former Catholics.".
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Most drastic reduction of Catholic parishes ever seen in Minnesota is underway

The Daily Gazette 29 Apr 2026
ST. CLOUD, Minn.Growing up on a farm in Pearl Lake, John Wicker went to Holy Cross Catholic Church every Sunday. He attended the church’s parochial school, played softball on the parish’s ballfield and still raises money for the ... .
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Supreme Court to hear Catholic parish's challenge after Colorado barred schools from universal pre-K program

Fox News 20 Apr 2026
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Catholic parish's argument after Colorado excluded its schools from the state's program that pays for families to ... Mary Catholic Parish v.
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In Catholic parishes, more departures than conversions

NWA Online 18 Apr 2026
No doubt about it. This Easter was an exciting time for many American Catholics, with quick surveys showing 38% more people converting into the church than the previous year ... .
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Catholic parish in North Sumatra demands BNI returns its money

The Jakarta Post 13 Apr 2026
Catholic church parish in North Sumatra requested that state-lender Bank BNI return in full its credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million), which had been swindled by a former sub-branch ...
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Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war

Catholic Standard 06 Apr 2026
As Gaza's sole Catholic Church, the parish community has long received the attention of the Vatican, especially from Pope Leo XIV and his predecessor, Pope Francis, after Israel launched its war in the area in retaliation for the Oct.
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Planned mergers of Catholic parishes in Amherst, Lancaster won't happen now

The Buffalo News 13 Mar 2026
The Buffalo Diocese is changing plans to merge St. Benedict and St. Leo the Great parishes in Amherst, while the Vatican this week overturned another planned merger of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lancaster with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin ....
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