Michael O'Malley

Michael O'Malley writes for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland.

Articles by Michael O'Malley

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Catholics rally around nuns amid Vatican crackdown

May 30, 2012 by Michael O'Malley

c. 2012 Religion News Service CLEVELAND (RNS) Catholics around the U.S. are coming together for prayer vigils as a show of support for America's nuns, whom the Vatican accuses of having "serious doctrinal problems."

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Cleveland Catholics are 'anxious and edgy' as parish reopenings drag on

May 18, 2012 by Michael O'Malley

c. 2012 Religion News Service CLEVELAND (RNS) It's been nearly a month since Bishop Richard Lennon announced he would reopen 12 closed churches, but so far no shuttered sanctuaries have been resurrected.

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Catholics eye Cleveland closures for national precedent

Mar 21, 2012 by Michael O'Malley

c. 2012 Religion News Service CLEVELAND (RNS) Before a recent prayer service in a shuttered Catholic church in Holyoke, Mass., parishioner Victor Anop stood before 120 people and made an urgent announcement: "The Vatican has ordered the bishop of Cleveland to reopen 13 closed churches."

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Vatican orders Cleveland bishop to reverse church closures

Mar 09, 2012 by Michael O'Malley

c. 2012 Religion News Service CLEVELAND (RNS) In an extraordinary move, the Vatican has reversed the closure of 13 churches in the Diocese of Cleveland, saying the parishes must be restored and the sanctuaries reopened for worship, according to activists who fought the closings.

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