News About Appeals
In addition to the links below, we track parish appeals news in our monthly electronic newsletter...click here for the archive.
Parish Closing and Appeal News (Summer, 2011)
Is Vatican Policy Shifting to Keep Church Open (Winter, 2011)
Some Parishes Win, Others Reorganize (Fall, 2010)
Parish Closing News (Spring, 2010)
Catholics Work to Keep Parishes Open (Winter, 2010)
Laity, Bishops and Priests Struggle with Parish Closings (Fall, 2009)
Parishioners Struggle, Resist Closings (Summer, 2009)
Some Appeals Successful, Vatican Mediation Sought (Spring, 2009)
National Media Cover Parishioner Appeals (Winter, 2009)
No more Tax Exemption for Empty Churches? (Winter, 2009)
Two school districts and two municipalities in the Diocese of Allentown, PA, are appealing the tax-exempt status of 19 closed church properties in the Allentwon/Bethlehem area. The potential tax liability of just four of the churches is estimated at $40,000.
Catholics Work to Keep Parishes Open (Fall, 2008)
More Groups Appeal Parish Closings (Summer, 2008)
French Laity Run Parishes (Summer, 2009)
Parish Strategies Succeed (Spring, 2008)
Parishoners Nationwide Appeal Closings (Winter, 2008)
Boston's Closed Parishes Costly (Winter, 2009)
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