College In Westchester Revokes Degree To Ex-Cardinal Embroiled In Sex Abuse Scandal College In Westchester Revokes Degree To Ex-Cardinal Embroiled In Sex Abuse Scandal College In Westchester Revokes Degree To Ex-Cardinal Embroiled In Sex Abuse Scandal
College In Westchester Revokes Degree To Ex-Cardinal Embroiled In Sex Abuse Scandal Related story: Catholic Priests With Hudson Valley Ties Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report An honorary degree given to a cardinal connected to the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has been revoked by a college in Westchester. After a discussion regarding the complaints of sexual abuse made against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and in light of the related directive by Pope Francis that Cardinal McCarrick no longer publicly exercise his priestly ministry, the College of New Rochelle Board of Trustees approved the revocation of the 2012 honorary degree, effective immediately. Re…
Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years
Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, died on Tuesday, July 24 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining.  She had been a Maryknoll Sister for 80 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27 in the Main Chapel at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, 10 Pinesbridge Road, Ossining. Interment will follow in the Maryknoll Sisters Cemetery on the Center grounds. Mary Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 3, 1920, to Della (Haney) Keyser and Henry Nelson Keyser. She has two surviving relatives: her brother, Nelson Keyser, and her niece, Mary Jane Robinson. In …
Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations
Former Newark Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Retired Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, formerly the Archbishop of Newark, is stepping out of the ministry after allegations of sexual abuse were found "credible and substantiated." The incident apparently involved sexual abuse of a teenager when McCarrick was a priest of the Archdiocese of New York nearly five decades ago, according to a statement from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who was appointed by the Vatican to oversee the investigation. "Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this alleg…