DETROIT (MI)
Detroit Free Press
By Patricia Montemurri
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
There is a reason for excitement among some metro Detroit Catholics, as news regarding the pending church closures trickled out Thursday.
At least four historic churches in Detroit will be saved. And there are indications that the list of shuttered parishes will be fewer than the 48 originally recommended in November.
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“We are rejoicing,” said Rhonda Gilbert, 67, of Detroit, a parishioner at St. Charles Borromeo near Belle Isle in Detroit. She learned from her pastor this week that the church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will remain open.
“We got our letter Wednesday,” said Gilbert, referring to letters Archbishop Allen Vigneron sent this week to pastors and 270,000 registered Catholic households detailing the fate of each of the 270 parishes across the six-county Archdiocese of Detroit.
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