A special fundraising campaign is being launched by the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal today.Special collections will be taken in all parishes, in the hopes of raising $2,000,000 to keep Montreal's struggling religious communities alive.
Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte says the fundraiser is desperately needed, due to a decline in church-attendance, fewer clergy members, and the increasing cost of keeping churches open.
English-speaking parishes in particular are in danger of closing, with Roman Catholics belonging to those churches losing 25% of their parishes, and one third of their priests.
This is the 20th annual fundraising campaign, and runs until April 27th.
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