parish closure

A displaced Iraqi Christian family is seen in 2014 at a camp in Irbil. Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs have decried the desperate situation they face as shepherds of churches "whose existence is in real danger." (CNS/EPA/Ahmed Jalill)

Parish roundup: Combating porn, food deserts, persecution of Christians

The Field Hospital: Historic black church in Philadelphia to close; New Orleans Archdiocese fights porn epidemic; parish copes with priests' deaths; Christians persecuted around the world.

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