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COVID-19: Six Catholic Schools To Close In Westchester COVID-19: Six Catholic Schools To Close In Westchester
Covid-19: Six Catholic Schools To Close In Westchester A total of 20 Catholic schools in New York, including nine in the Hudson Valley, will not reopen due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The permanent closures will impact approximately 2,500 students and 350 staff members. "The coronavirus public health crisis has had a devastating financial impact on Catholic school families and the greater Archdiocese," the Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of New York said in a statement released Thursday, July 9. The Hudson Valley schools closing are: Westchester Holy Family School, New Rochelle Ou…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Report Details How NY Archdiocese Has Handled Child Sexual Abuse Claims Report Details How NY Archdiocese Has Handled Child Sexual Abuse Claims
Report Details How NY Archdiocese Has Handled Child Sexual Abuse Claims The New York Archdiocese released the results of a yearlong investigation into its clergy sex abuse scandal. Cardinal Timothy Dolan tapped retired federal judge and prosecutor, Barbara Jones, last year, allowing her access to church files and unmitigated access to members of the clergy. Jones said that there are no longer any active priests that are linked to any sexual abuse claims, and the diocese now has stricter protocols in place in case someone makes an allegation. “I have found that the Archdiocese has complied with the Charter in all material respects,” she said. “It has faithfull…

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by Zak Failla
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Iona Prep President Calls Accusations Of Sexual Abuse By Former Faculty Members Disturbing Iona Prep President Calls Accusations Of Sexual Abuse By Former Faculty Members Disturbing
Iona Prep President Calls Accusations Of Sexual Abuse By Former Faculty Members Disturbing News reports of several well-known Christian Brothers as being part of a sexual abuse scandal are not new claims, according to the president of Iona Prep. The reports included information that Brother Robert Pavlica, Brother John Justin O’Connor and Brother Charles Irwin of Iona Prep and Brother Michael John of the Blessed Sacrament High School abused students at both schools.  "In fact, these claims are not new," said Brother Thomas R. Leto, president of Iona Prep. "They were among claims filed as part of the Chapter 11 reorganization of two Christian Brother corporations in 2011…

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by Kathy Reakes