Pope Francis highlights hospitality during Christian unity event
- Jan 25, 2020
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NY governor says he’ll try again to legalize paid surrogacy; plan opposed by bishops
- Jan 2, 2020
Prospective parents in New York could enter into paid surrogacy contracts under a proposal that the governor says he’ll try to pass again in 2020.
Catholic, Christian, Muslim voices condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi
- Dec 30, 2019
A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban New York City home of a Hasidic rabbi that wounded five, one of them critically.
Bill aims to open lawsuit window for adult sex abuse suits
- Dec 24, 2019
Churches, youth groups and schools were hit by a tsunami of lawsuits in 2019 after New York gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a one-year window to sue over allegations ordinarily barred by statutes of limitation.
Sundays After: Spirits guide survivor in quest for healing
- Dec 19, 2019
Earlier this year Salvador Bolivar filed a lawsuit against the church after the state of New York extended the statute of limitations for pursuing child sex abuse cases.
New wave of abuse suits could hit Church like never before
- Dec 2, 2019
Across the country, attorneys are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy, thanks to rules enacted in 15 states that extend or suspend the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades. Associated Press reporting found the deluge of suits could surpass anything the nation’s clergy sexual abuse crisis has seen before, with potentially more than 5,000 new cases and payouts topping $4 billion.
New York bishops meet pope at end of ‘ad limina’ visits
- Nov 16, 2019
When Pope Francis met with bishops from New York state, he expressed his gratitude, recognizing the difficulties many of them were facing, said Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany.
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