Steubenville merger off USCCB agenda
A plan to merge the Diocese of Steubenville will not see a vote at next week's USCCB meeting.
The U.S. bishops’ conference will not vote next week on the prospect of merging the Steubenville, Ohio, diocese with its neighboring Diocese of Columbus, according to a letter sent Monday by Steubenville’s Bishop Jeff Monforton.
The announcement comes after nearly a month of pushback from Steubenville priests and laity on a plan that would have seen thei…