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‘If ex-Catholic was a religion...’: Why independent Catholic churches are flourishing

The Roman Catholic Church is still the biggest religious institution in the United States. But fewer and fewer Americans are identifying as Catholic, and independent congregations are drawing some with an openness to concepts and stances the Roman Catholic Church eschews.

Saint Miriam Parish and visiting clergy walk in procession into the sanctuary for a traditional Holy Thursday service April 18, 2019. St. Miriam’s is an independent (non-Vatican affiliated) Catholic church in Flourtown.
Saint Miriam Parish and visiting clergy walk in procession into the sanctuary for a traditional Holy Thursday service April 18, 2019. St. Miriam’s is an independent (non-Vatican affiliated) Catholic church in Flourtown.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
    by Jess Rohan
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