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Judge Martin Glenn proposes sending a number of ‘test cases’ to trial as a way to encourage a settlement between the Diocese of Rockville Centre and the more than 600 people who have filed child sexual abuse claims.

Diocese of Rockville Centre under pressure to settle sex abuse claims

Following the Oct. 31st deadline issued by Judge Martin Glenn, he is proposing to send the individual parishes to trial as "test cases" in the hopes of staving off a motion for dismissal filed by the creditors and their lawyers. more

By Daniel Offner | 11/10/23

St. Agnes Cathedral, the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, is one of several diocese parishes.

Federal judges remand 100 sex abuse claims against the Diocese of Rockville Centre to state courts

Two federal judges ordered this month that 100 of the 224 cases in the Eastern District of New York be remanded from the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy proceedings back to the state courts, having shown little progress toward a solution in the past three years. more

By Daniel Offner | 8/27/23

The Diocese of Rockville Centre’s motion to dismiss the New York Child Victims Act was denied by Hon. Steven M. Jaeger, a judge of the New York State Supreme Court of Nassau County, on May 13.

State judge upholds Child Victims Act, dismissing Diocese of Rockville Centre’s challenge

A state judge in Nassau County has dismissed the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s motion challenging the New York Child Victims Act (CVA). more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/15/20

Bishop John Barres called for “decisive answers” after Carlo Maria Vigano, a former vatican diploma, accused Pope Francis last week of covering up clergy sexual abuse.

Bishop Barres echoes pope’s message, but calls for ‘decisive answers’

The leader of Long Island’s Catholics recently supported the need to “aggressively uproot this scourge and expression of a culture of death of clergy sexual abuse” following allegations that have reached the Vatican. more

By Ben Strack | 9/6/18

Pope Francis is an inspiration and a model for peace

Long Island friends, take note. Believe it or not, the hottest ticket in town isn’t the Mets. It’s Pope Francis. After arriving in Washington on Tuesday . . . more

9/24/15

Students in Jean Carlson’s seventh-grade math class at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School in Bellmore said they were excited about Pope Francis’s first visit to the U.S. this week. Principal Lee Ann Graziose stood behind them.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton goes all out to welcome Pope Francis

Leeann Graziose, principal of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Bellmore for the past 12 years, was at home when the envelope from the Diocese of Rockville Centre arrived last Friday afternoon. She … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/23/15

The Inclusive Scouting knot is the unofficial symbol of equal Scouting.

Rockville Centre troops welcome gay Scouts

The history of Scouting in Rockville Centre is a rich one — the village can claim as its own both the country’s first troop, which was founded in 1910, and its first Eagle Scout, Arthur R. … more

By John Maher | 5/29/13

Gary Krupp met with Pope Benedict XVI outside the Vatican.

Locals react to Pope stepping down

On Feb. 11, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would be stepping down from his position as leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of the month. more

By Alex Costello | 2/20/13

Former ‘Irish Tenor’ Ronan Tynan will perform at a fundraiser for St. Raymond’s School in East Rockaway on Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m.

Ronan Tynan — in his own voice

Ronan Tynan’s smooth tenor voice has filled St. Raymond’s Church in East Rockaway once before, for a funeral. He is returning there on April 24 for a happier occasion. One of the most … more

Mary Malloy | 4/14/10

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