The Archdiocese of Miami announced Sunday that it will close 13 churches in Miami-Dade and Broward counties over the next six weeks. The Miami Herald reports  this is an effort “to slash costs in a recession that has caused the institution to lose tens of millions in investments while subsidizing operations at struggling parishes.”

Seven Catholic schools were shut down this year and are being leased as charter school sites, while funding for the archdiocese’s pro-life ministry, pregnancy care centers and a retreat center in Hollywood has also been cut.