While there have been no new decisions for Niagara County churches, the Vatican has made further rulings in favor of parishes that the Diocese of Buffalo had attempted to close.

The Dicastery for Clergy at the Vatican has revoked decrees for mergers and closures for Our Lady of Peace Parish in Clarence and Holy Apostles in Jamestown, among the more than 70 planned mergers and closures as part of the Road to Renewal initiative. The Clarence and Jamestown parishes also successfully appealed against having funds go toward the Diocese’s $150 million sex abuse settlement.

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