The suit alleges that at age 11, the boy began to be sexually abused in 1978 by a priest at a New Jersey parish and the abuse continued at the hands of another cleric at the Catholic high school he attended, and then with McCarrick in 1982.
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N.J. Catholic communities mourn death of the son of a federal judge
Daniel Anderl was fatally shot in the heart when a gunman entered the family home in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, on July 19.
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Catholic organizations rush to oppose proposed asylum changes
“The administration’s efforts to effectively end asylum have been met with a massive outpouring of opposition from the public, particularly the interfaith community,” said the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.
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Cardinal Dolan blesses ashes of Mexican nationals who died of Covid-19
In a moving ceremony at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the cremated remains of Mexican nationals who had worked in city hospitals at the height of the pandemic and subsequently died from the virus before they were flown back to Mexico for burial.
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Black Lives Matter movement gives Catholics opportunity to join fight against racism, bishop says
Black Catholics believe that the time is now for the church to have a long-overdue reassessment over its role with racism and racial injustice.
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Don’t turn away from suffering on border, urges Sister Norma Pimentel
Sister Norma Pimentel called for an end to the “Remain in Mexico” policy that keeps would-be asylum-seekers on the other side of the border until their case is adjudicated.
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Asylum at the border is ‘effectively over,’ El Paso bishop says
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas has said that the Trump Administration’s restrictive immigration measures are literally sending migrants to their death.
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U.S. deporting Guatemalans has led to spread of COVID-19, report says
In a report, Refugees International claims that U. S. immigration policy of denying asylum to Guatemalans–in addition to poor living conditions–has led to the spread of coronavirus throughout the Americas.
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Salvadoran bishops defend cardinal after online attacks
After calling for transparency and dialogue in the country, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez, auxiliary bishop of San Salvador, found himself under attack, including being called a “Judas” and other names via social media.
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Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision
DACA was implemented in 2012 under an executive order from President Barack Obama, but in 2017, the Trump administration rescinded it with its own executive order.