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Cleveland Catholic parishioners celebrate a reprieve
The diocese is not yet commenting on the Vatican's rare decision, but has warned that -- without the closings -- a shortage of priests, parishioners and money could cripple the entire mission of the Church.
by WKSU's TIM RUDELL


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Historic St. Peter's in downtown Cleveland is among the churches fighting the bishop's order to close.
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In The Region:
Rome may be telling Cleveland to “hold it.” A lawyer for parishioners trying to fight church closings in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland says the Vatican is overriding the local Bishop in thirteen cases. WKSU’s Tim Rudell talks with one of those parishioners.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Grant St. in Akron is now the non-denominational  Bethel Church, which has 3 other churches in Northeast Ohio
The arch above the door of the Bethel Akron campus still carries the name of the 1915 Sacred Heart Catholic church
New owners on Grant Street
The doors of St. John the Baptist on Brown St in Akron are closed
St. John the Baptist, Akron. The parish goes back to 1907.   Parts of the church were built in 1941 and 1958.
St. John's rectory and convent are now boarded up.
A community center behind St John the Baptist

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