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The Diocese of Rockville Centre extended its deadline for those wishing to enter into its Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, which was set up in October to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.
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By Ben Strack
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1/12/18
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“He asked me if I could help him, and I said sure, that sounds innocent enough,” said a Rockville Centre man who claimed that he was sexually abused for 10 years by a priest at St. Agnes Cathedral.
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By Ben Strack
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11/2/17
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The Diocese of Rockville Centre notified victims last week of a fund that is being set up to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by members of the clergy, in an effort to repair some of the harm caused by such cases, which have plagued the Catholic church in recent years.
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By Ben Strack
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10/12/17
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Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Perez, who spent the last five years with the Diocese of Rockville Centre, was appointed by Pope Francis last week to lead the nearly 700,000 Catholics in Cleveland.
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By Ben Strack
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7/20/17
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Although a Mass for parishioners from Catholic churches in Seaford, Wantagh, Merrick, Bellmore and Massapequa was slated to start at noon, Bishop John Barres continued to walk down the center aisle of St. William the Abbot Church long past the top of the hour on Feb. 23. Gripping his crosier, he turned to the folks packed into each pew in the church, who were smiling, waving and taking pictures on their cellphones of the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s new leader.
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/1/17
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It is a massive, towering brick structure, set in the heart of downtown Rockville Centre. St. Agnes Cathedral — Long Island’s only Roman Catholic Cathedral — was constructed in …
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By Scott Brinton
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2/13/17
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It took more than 10 minutes for Bishop John Barres to reach the altar after a
procession of nearly 200 clergy members led him to the head of St. Agnes Cathedral
for his installation as the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/8/17
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The night before Bishop John Barres was to be installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, hundreds of men, women and children from across Long Island lined up around St. Agnes …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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1/31/17
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Catholic schools across the South Shore are busily preparing for the upcoming Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, which will be celebrated across the country with an array of fun, …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/22/17
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The statistics on sexual misconduct allegations in the Catholic church are daunting. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, over 16,000 people in the U.S. alone have claimed that they were abused by priests as children between 1950 and 2012. That year, the USCCB said it had spent $2.6 billion in settlements, attorneys, therapy and other costs.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/6/16
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