CLEVELAND (OH)
The Plain Dealer
By Michael Sangiacomo, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bishop Richard Lennon of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will hold a press conference ar 10 a.m. to discuss his next move in the controversial closing of churches in the parish.
The news conference will take place at the Cathedral of St. John, 1007 Superior Avenue.
Parishioners of 13 churches — among 50 churches Lennon closed between 2009 and 2010 as part of a financially driven downsizing of the diocese — appealed their closings to Rome, arguing that they were self-sustaining parishes that should not have been closed.
Last month, a Vatican tribunal ruled in favor of the parishioners, saying Lennon had violated procedures and church law when he padlocked the 13 sanctuaries and dissolved or merged their parishes.
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