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Two priests and a baby? What's happening at an Ohio parish?

Why two Steubenville priests have custody of a two-year-old

The Pillar
Aug 20, 2024
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Two Steubenville priests made headlines this month, when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that they have legal custody of a two-year-old boy, who is living at their downtown parish rectory. 

St. Peter’s Parish, in Steubenville, Ohio. Credit: Ron Cogswell/Flickr. CC BY SA 2.0

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