
Catholic School Receives $1 Million Anonymous Donation
The donor identified himself only as ‘one of the boys from Brookyln’ and a classmate of the scholarship fund’s honoree, Thomas Sheehan.
The donor identified himself only as ‘one of the boys from Brookyln’ and a classmate of the scholarship fund’s honoree, Thomas Sheehan.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said Dec. 9 that the new policy “will provide an important and enhanced level of safety during the upcoming Christmas season Masses."
The city announced that staff at private businesses and private schools need one dose of the vaccine by Dec. 27.
Bishop DiMarzio asked for prayers for peace and tolerance, following the protest.
The attack on the Bronx parish follows a string of church vandalisms this year, including several in the New York City area.
The Archdiocese of New York and its archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan were also named in the suit, along with 25 persons “whose identities are not yet known.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has since extended the window for filing lawsuits until Aug. 14, 2021, due to complications caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The pledge asks whether Catholics “support justice, equity, and compassion,” and affirm that “white privilege and the culture of white supremacy must be dismantled wherever it is present.”
Some 2,500 students and 350 staff will be impacted by the changes, according to the archdiocese.
New York City has become the epicenter of the U.S. pandemic, with the number of confirmed cases skyrocketing from more than 5,700 cases on March 20 to more than 57,000 confirmed cases and 1,584 deaths as of April 3.
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