Parishioners battle diocese over closure of historic Brooklyn church

Parishioners battle diocese over closure of historic Brooklyn church

NEW YORK (RNS) — Around 20 parishioners gathered at the Jesuit Community Chapel in Brooklyn on Thursday evening (July 3). The chairs were arranged in a circle, and the mood was purposeful but warm. Two community members acted as translators in Creole and in Spanish as organizers took turns standing to speak. The group, part of a growing resistance to the planned closure of St. Teresa of Avila Church in Crown Heights, has held weekly meetings sin…