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Letter: We feel marginalized and stripped of any semblance of our former parish.

One night the pastor of Dallas’ all-powerful First Baptist Church mysteriously resigned. To this day, no one is sure why.

According to the archdiocese, the number of parishes in St. Louis will be reduced by 43, from 178 to 135.

Catholics said goodbye on Sunday to 50 parishes in the St. Louis archdiocese that will close or merge starting Tuesday.

Following an announcement in May, 34 parishes in the Archdiocese of St.

The number of Masses in the Lemay area will be cut by nearly half starting in August after five parishes consolidate into one.

Already across the St. Louis area, there are indications that weekly offerings have dropped, particularly in parishes that will be closed.

Already across the St. Louis area, there are indications that weekly offerings have dropped, particularly in parishes that will be closed.

There's one couple in Portage Des Sioux, which is a peninsula between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, fighting to keep the St. Francis of Assisi parish there.

St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski announced Saturday the closing of 35 parishes and reassignment of 155 priests in a sweeping change to the Catholic church in St.