Archdiocese Of New York
Appeals court reignites battle over famed TV bishop's remains Let him rest in peace already! TV Bishop Fulton Sheen has been dead for nearly 40 years, but the battle over his remains continues — resurrected yet again Tuesday when...
Catholic school set to close, despite asking Pope Francis for help When staff at St. Ann’s Catholic School in The Bronx was told by the New York Archdiocese the school would have to shut its doors this year, they decided to...
Bishop who led diocese of Brooklyn and Queens dead at 89 Retired Bishop Thomas Daily, who led the diocese of Brooklyn and Queens for more than 13 years, died Monday in Douglaston, church officials said. The 89-year-old Daily passed away at...
Archdiocese wants to mortgage prized Manhattan real estate to pay off sex abuse victims The Archdiocese of New York plans to mortgage a prized piece of Madison Avenue property behind St. Patrick’s Cathedral for $100 million so it can pay off victims of priestly...
Catholic Church moves to canonize Dorothy Day The movement to have Dorothy Day canonized started shortly after the centennial of her birthday, November 8, 1997, by John Cardinal O’Connor. He began the necessary process of gathering testimonials...
Judge rules bishop's remains should be removed from St. Patrick's TV Bishop Fulton Sheen is finally going home to Peoria, Ill. — nearly 37 years after he died — thanks to a Manhattan judge’s ruling against the Catholic Archdiocese of...
Judge to settle battle over famed TV bishop's remains A Manhattan judge is set to settle a holy war between the kin of late TV Bishop Fulton Sheen and the New York Archdiocese. Justice Arlene Bluth said at a...
Archdiocese announces plan to compensate sex abuse victims NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is announcing a compensation program for sex abuse victims as advocates press state lawmakers to make it easier to sue...
Pete Davidson on vulgar SI priest: He's 'an epic piece of s–t' “Saturday Night Live” funny­man Pete Davidson launched an online rant Wednesday against a priest being sued for using profanity at a Staten Island parochial school — including calling women “tw-ts.”...