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Bishop DiMarzio denies allegations of sexual abuse
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn is rejecting an allegation that he sexually molested a minor in the 1970s, calling it... Read more
New York bishops to vote remotely in Rome for USCCB elections
New York bishops will be voting remotely from Rome Tuesday for the election of the next leaders of the U.S.... Read more
Buffalo diocese investigation ends, DiMarzio will send report to Vatican
The bishop offered no comment on his findings in the scandal-hit Buffalo diocese. Read more
New York will get statue of Mother Cabrini
The announcement comes two months after a New York City public arts program decided they would not build a statue... Read more
Independent report released on New York archdiocese abuse response
An independent reviewer for the Archdiocese of New York has found overall compliance with proper protocols for reports of sexual... Read more
NYC arts program rejects Mother Cabrini for statue
A New York City public arts program has said it will not build a statue in honor of St. Frances... Read more
Hundreds of lawsuits filed on first day of NY litigation window
Over 400 lawsuits were filed in New York state on the first day of a one-year window in the statute... Read more
South Carolina bishop named in New York abuse lawsuit
Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston, SC, has been named in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in New York. Read more
Window opens for abuse victim suits as New York law comes in to effect
A one-year window that allows adults in New York state who were sexually abused as children to file lawsuits against... Read more
New York law bans revenge porn
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill criminalizing revenge pornography - the distribution of sexual or nude images... Read more
NY archdiocese suit says insurers can't dodge duties, as abuse claims loom
After a New York law temporarily allowed alleged victims of past sexual abuse to file lawsuits that had been barred... Read more
Man who brought gasoline, lighter into New York cathedral deemed unfit to stand trial
A man accused of attempting to enter St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York last month carrying containers of gasoline and... Read more
Man arrested entering St. Patrick’s cathedral with gasoline
The man was apprehended by cathedral security around 8 p.m. and taken into police custody by officers with the NYPD... Read more
Poll finds two-thirds of New Yorkers oppose late-term abortion
The vast majority of New Yorkers are opposed to late-term abortion, a new Marist Poll has found. The opposition comes... Read more
NY senator who backed abortion law disinvited from Catholic group’s parade
Controversy over a New York abortion bill resulted in a rebuke for a state senator who has been disinvited from... Read more
Appeals court says Fulton Sheen's body should go to Peoria
A New York appeals court has unanimously ruled that the earthly remains of Venerable Fulton Sheen should be moved to... Read more
New York state moves closer to banning ‘revenge porn’
Lawmakers in New York have passed a bill to outlaw “revenge porn”— the non-consensual sharing of explicit images of a... Read more
Prosecutor drops abortion charge against alleged murderer after NY abortion law
The district attorney for Queens County, New York, has reportedly dropped an unlawful abortion charge against a man accused of... Read more
‘This is progressive?’ New York bishops react to new abortion law
Catholic leaders in New York have spoken out against the passage of an expansive new abortion law in the state.... Read more
NY bishops lament bill to expand abortion in state
The bishops of New York decried Thursday the likely passage of the Reproductive Health Act, which would expand abortion access... Read more
