04.28.2021 News New Diocese list of abusers includes 16 former North Fork priests A recent bankruptcy court filing by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre sheds new light on the scope of sexual abuse by clergy who served on the North...
10.01.2020 News Diocese of Rockville Centre files for bankruptcy as sexual abuse lawsuits mount Facing more than 200 lawsuits with allegations of sexual abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre announced Thursday it has filed for bankruptcy. In a video posted online, Bishop John...
10.05.2019 Religion Say ‘Witamy’ to North Fork’s newest Polish priest Taking nothing with him except a suitcase and his Catholic faith, Father Robert Wolosik hopped on a plane and traveled 6,757 kilometers from the city of Lomza, Poland, to...
09.19.2019 Government PBMC plans ‘joint venture’ with ProHealth for expanded oncology center Peconic Bay Medical Center is seeking town approval to convert a portion of the former P.C. Richards appliance store on Route 58 into a cancer care center.
03.21.2019 Bishop McGann-Mercy Future of Mercy High School building still up in the air On March 12, 2018, the Diocese of Rockville Centre made a stunning announcement: Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead would be no more. A year later, the school that...
02.21.2019 Columns Column: For Catholic church, just another brick in the wall The gigantic scandal that is the Roman Catholic Church continues to grow worse, with new revelations of criminal behavior and the sexual abuse of children. With each new disclosure,...
02.19.2019 Religion Two women say Bishop John McGann sexually abused them Two women now in their 60s say they were sexually abused by priests at St. Agnes Parish in Rockville Centre when they were around 11 years old, and that...
08.16.2018 Columns Column: Grand jury report casts the Catholic priesthood in the darkest light We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this. We know some of you have heard some of it before. There have been other reports of...