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More Philadelphia Catholic Churches To Close, Archdiocese Says

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  More Catholic churches in Philadelphia are closing their doors for good. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced they will be closing three more churches in the city.

These closures include Holy Trinity Church in Society Hill, Saint Rose of Lima Church in West Philadelphia, along with Our Lady of Ransom Church in the Northeast.

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The Archdiocese says the closures are because it is not financially feasible to keep them open.

For more information on these closures, click here.

This is the latest change within the diocese, in May they announced the merging of four Philadelphia parishes in the Northeast.

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