{"id":38123,"date":"2025-07-04T19:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=38123"},"modified":"2025-07-04T19:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:58:05","slug":"archdiocese-of-baltimore-refusing-to-reopen-parish-after-vatican-order-advocates-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/archdiocese-of-baltimore-refusing-to-reopen-parish-after-vatican-order-advocates-say\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30dc\u30eb\u30c1\u30e2\u30a2\u5927\u53f8\u6559\u533a\u3001\u30d0\u30c1\u30ab\u30f3\u306e\u547d\u4ee4\u5f8c\u3082\u5c0f\u6559\u533a\u306e\u518d\u958b\u3092\u300c\u62d2\u5426\u300d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u64c1\u8b77\u8005\u304c\u4e3b\u5f35"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The city of Baltimore. \/ Credit: Sean Pavone\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2025 \/ 15:20 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been accused of defying a Vatican order after allegedly refusing to reopen a Maryland parish despite a letter from the Holy See halting its closure.&nbsp; In the spring of 2024 Archbishop William Lori announced the \u201cdifficult\u201d decision to merge parishes in Baltimore and surrounding suburbs as part of the archdiocesan \u201cSeek the City to Come\u201d initiative. Among\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Baltimore. \/ Credit: Sean Pavone\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2025 \/ 15:20 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been accused of defying a Vatican order after allegedly refusing to reopen a Maryland parish despite a letter from the Holy See halting its closure.&nbsp; In the spring of 2024 Archbishop William Lori announced the \u201cdifficult\u201d decision to merge parishes in Baltimore and surrounding suburbs as part of the archdiocesan \u201cSeek the City to Come\u201d initiative. Among\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-38123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22295,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/reverently-awe-inspiring-the-story-behind-twin-catholic-parishes-in-virginia-maryland\/","url_meta":{"origin":38123,"position":0},"title":"\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReverently awe-inspiring\u2019: The story behind twin Catholic parishes in Virginia, Maryland","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"12\u6708 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland (left) and St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia. \/ Credit: St. Benedict Church; Daniel Payne\/CNA Richmond, Va., Dec 15, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Catholics who have spent time in both Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, may be unaware that two near-identical parishes exist in both cities, both built by the same architect-priest and both offering an ideal of what their designer called a \"quiet, recollected, prayerful, somber, sanctified\u201d atmosphere of peace and worship.&nbsp;St.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734272550_2xpari.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734272550_2xpari.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734272550_2xpari.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734272550_2xpari.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1734272550_2xpari.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54364,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/vatican-grants-exemption-from-traditional-latin-mass-restrictions-to-texas-parish\/","url_meta":{"origin":38123,"position":1},"title":"Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"An exemption to the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass has been granted to a parish in the Archdiocese of San Angelo, Texas. \/ Credit: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2025 \/ 14:51 pm (CNA). The Vatican has granted a parish in Texas an exemption from restrictions to the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) imposed by Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical Traditionis Custodes.&nbsp; The exemption, requested by Bishop Michael Sis on Feb. 6, was granted\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vatican grants exemption from Traditional Latin Mass restrictions to Texas parish","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vatican-grants-exemption-from-Traditional-Latin-Mass-restrictions-to-Texas-parish.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vatican-grants-exemption-from-Traditional-Latin-Mass-restrictions-to-Texas-parish.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vatican-grants-exemption-from-Traditional-Latin-Mass-restrictions-to-Texas-parish.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vatican-grants-exemption-from-Traditional-Latin-Mass-restrictions-to-Texas-parish.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56306,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/new-york-supreme-court-halts-payments-to-buffalo-abuse-fund-amid-parish-merger-dispute\/","url_meta":{"origin":38123,"position":2},"title":"New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"10\u6708 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo \/ CiEll\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 11, 2025 \/ 17:43 pm (CNA). Parishioners in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, won a reprieve on Friday when the state supreme court instituted a temporary halt on payments the diocese has required of parishes in order to fund its clergy abuse settlement amid a Vatican-moderated dispute over parish mergers.&nbsp; The complicated case stems from a group of parishes who object to the diocese\u2019s requirement that they pay huge portions\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-York-Supreme-Court-halts-payments-to-Buffalo-abuse-fund-amid-parish-merger-dispute.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-York-Supreme-Court-halts-payments-to-Buffalo-abuse-fund-amid-parish-merger-dispute.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-York-Supreme-Court-halts-payments-to-Buffalo-abuse-fund-amid-parish-merger-dispute.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/New-York-Supreme-Court-halts-payments-to-Buffalo-abuse-fund-amid-parish-merger-dispute.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69559,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/archdiocese-of-detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":38123,"position":3},"title":"Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"1\u6708 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. \/ Credit: Nheyob, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2025 \/ 14:05 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Detroit has announced a restructuring process that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a result of declining church attendance, its archbishop said.Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced in a letter over the weekend that due to a shrinking Catholic population in the archdiocese, a two-year restructuring process will see some parishes\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archdiocese-of-Detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archdiocese-of-Detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archdiocese-of-Detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archdiocese-of-Detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Archdiocese-of-Detroit-announces-restructure-due-to-shrinking-numbers.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":96951,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/maryland-parish-pays-off-public-school-lunch-debt-for-entire-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":38123,"position":4},"title":"Maryland parish pays off public school lunch debt for entire county","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Catholic parish in Frederick, Maryland, is putting the Church\u02bcs call to care for the poor into action by eliminating school lunch debt for students across the county, building on years of providing weekend meals to children in need.Since 2014, St. Katharine Drexel Parish has partnered with Yellow Springs Elementary School to provide weekend meals for students who depend on free or reduced-price lunches during the school week. 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