The Catholic Diocese of Columbus announced Thursday morning that it intends to close 15 churches, including nine churches in Franklin County. One school in the county will close as well.

Holy Rosary and St. John Catholic Church on the near east side of Columbus is one of 15 Catholic churches slated to close in Central Ohio. The Catholic Diocese of Columbus announced it will close 15 ...

Ohio’s Catholic Diocese of Columbus will close 15 churches as part of a parish reorganization and merger plan, but Bishop Earl Fernandes emphasized new possibilities for growth, especially if ...

A total of 15 churches – including eight from Columbus – will start the process of closing down July 1, according to the diocese, although some may still remain open for over a year.

After the Catholic Diocese of Columbus announced Thursday that it intends to close 15 churches and merge 17 others across the diocese, parishioners expressed sadness that the churches that many ...