Father Steve Schaftlein, of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Edinburgh, right, talks with Tim Janis, left, of St. Rose in Franklin, about how the decision to close, merge or link parishes in the archdiocese of Indianapolis will affect their parishes after a press conference at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin announced that an number of churches in the archdiocese will either close, merge or link their parishes. Mike Wolanin | The Republic