May 31, 2023 | articles, priest shortage
The Diocese of Columbus is closing 15 parishes this year, nine of them within the City of Columbus itself. That represents 14 percent of the total number of parishes — 108 — in the Diocese. Most Rev. Earl Fernandes, bishop of Columbus, has been leading a process...
Feb 3, 2023 | articles, reasons and responses
Bishop Monforton gave an interview to Crux back on January 26 about the future of the Diocese of Steubenville. Not much new was said, but some of the phrasing is interesting, and the question, “ok, so now what” still hasn’t been answered. Though just...
Nov 6, 2022 | articles, reasons and responses
OSV News published a letter submitted to them by “a priest in a diocese near the Diocese of Steubenville.” It is billed as “An open letter to the priests of the Diocese of Steubenville, and, as you read it, you’ll note the anxiety that this...
Oct 23, 2022 | articles, reasons and responses
OSV News published an editorial concerning the potential merger of Steubenville into Columbus. The editors look at this as a sign of things to come, and consider that it may be “a courageous and commonsense response to emptying pews, dwindling celebrations of...
Oct 19, 2022 | articles, reasons and responses, The Pillar
Many of us first heard about this potential suppression of the Diocese of Steubenville on Monday, October 10 when The Pillar reported about the meeting Bishop Monforton planned for that evening with diocesan clergy and staff. That meeting did happen. The Pillar ran a...
