Ohio: Vatican Tells Bishop to Reopen Some Churches

By Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
March 8, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/ohio-vatican-tells-bishop-to-reopen-some-churches.html?_r=1

The Vatican has ordered the bishop of Cleveland, Richard Lennon, to reopen 13 of the 50 parishes that he closed in 2010, according to advocates for the parishes. The decision was an unprecedented win for parishioners who have fought church closings across the country in recent years. Bishop Lennon, who previously oversaw the shuttering of parishes in Boston, can appeal the decision to the Vatican’s highest court, the Apostolic Signatura. A spokesman said that the bishop was still reviewing the ruling.