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Holy Quadrinity: Four New Priests Ordained By Newark Archdiocese Holy Quadrinity: Four New Priests Ordained By Newark Archdiocese
Holy Quadrinity: Four New Priests Ordained By Newark Archdiocese The Newark Archdiocese has four new fathers. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, ordained four men to the priesthood during a Rite of Ordination ceremony on Saturday, May 27 at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The four new priests are Robert Burkot, JuHyun Andrew Lee, Bernardo Garcia and Frenel Phanford. Following their ordainment, the priests offered their first blessings to those in attendance. Father Burkot will be serving St. Paul of the Cross Church in Jersey, Father Lee will be serving Our Lady of Sorrows Church in South Orange, Father Garcia will be ser…

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by Sam Barron
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Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies
Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies A twice-convicted pedophile priest who'd been an associate pastor at a Jersey City church reportedly has died. The death of the Rev. Carmen Sita -- who changed his name to Gerald Howard after getting probation for his first conviction -- was announced by SNAP, a survivors network that provides support for sex abuse victims. Sita had been at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on West Side Avenue for six years when he was arrested in 1982 on charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and giving him pot. After pleading guilty the following year, Sita was sentenced to five months…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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9 New Sex Abuse Suits Filed Against Newark Archdiocese, Report Says 9 New Sex Abuse Suits Filed Against Newark Archdiocese, Report Says
9 New Sex Abuse Suits Filed Against Newark Archdiocese, Report Says The Newark Archdiocese on Monday was slapped with nine new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by seven clerics, including one who has never before been publicly accused, NorthJersey.com reports. The suits were filed under a new law that expands the limitation period for claims by adults sexually abused while minors, and went into effect Dec. 1, 2019. Included in the new set of lawsuits is Peter Russell, who has not been named in any suits up until now, NorthJersey.com says. He is accused of abusing a boy while stationed at St. Joseph's Regional High School in Montvale, in the 1980s. That …

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Abused Boy At Hackensack Church In 1990s LAWSUIT: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Abused Boy At Hackensack Church In 1990s
Lawsuit: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Abused Boy At Hackensack Church In 1990s A man is accusing former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of assaulting him as a teen at a Hackensack church in a lawsuit filed Monday under newly-enacted New Jersey law. John Bellocchio was a 14-year-old altar boy at the St. Francis of Assisi when the alleged incident occurred, NJTV News reports. Now 37, Bellocchio claims the church covered up his case and others. "He never would have been able to do the things he did and rise up the ranks the way he did without their complicity or consent, implied or otherwise," Bellocchio said at a news conference. A law that was passed in Ne…

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by Cecilia Levine