I cattolici statunitensi si sono messi a pregare. A pregare affinché cessi la crisi di vocazioni. E si trovi qualche altro prete, soprattutto nelle parrocchie del nord-ovest:

1. The sign outside St. James Church in the affluent Boston suburb of Wellesley sums up Catholicism's deepening struggles in the United States. "Still searching for a priest," it reads. Another sign affixed to its thick doors pleads: "Save St. James."
   

Ancora:

1. Facing dwindling congregations, shifting demographics and a drain on cash from settling sexual abuse lawsuits, Roman Catholic churches are shuttering at a quickening pace in a traditional stronghold, the U.S. Northeast. The trend underscores a growing problem facing the U.S. Catholic church: too many parishes in the Northeast and not enough for growing Hispanic populations in the Southwest.