We\u00a0take you to Buffalo, New York where a growing grassroots movement has begun among large\u2014and often empty\u2014urban churches across the country. Old and struggling houses of worship have adopted the popular flash mob idea to encourage larger numbers of people to show up at a specific church and attend Mass on a given Sunday. Using social media to organize participants, the goal of a Mass mob is to fill empty pews and collection plates, inspire parishioners to return to church, and support significant sacred sites and houses of worship that have helped define their cities. But some say Mass mobs are not enough of a long-term solution to the many problems historic old city churches face.<\/p>\n
View a gallery of behind-the-scenes photos taken by producer Noelle Serper at Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church and St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo, New York.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"