UPDATE: – The Diocese of Buffalo said the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy decided in favor of the bishop and issued a decree upholding his decision to merge St. Michael's Church with St ...

John Grenada, who has attended St. Michael's since 1980, acknowledged that it's expensive to operate. "We were told it costs around $15,000 a month in expenses," he said in an interview.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The future of St. Michael’s Church in Buffalo is under review by the Vatican, as efforts to prevent its closure gain international attention. "This breaks the glass ceiling ...