Diocese of Rockville Centre Archives

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...

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...

04.12.2018 Bishop McGann-Mercy

Mercy students on class trip to Italy visit the Vatican to help save school

Bishop McGann-Mercy High School students have gone right to the top in their efforts to save their school, which the Diocese of Rockville Centre will close at the end...

03.24.2018 Columns

Guest Spot: Grieving the loss of a beloved school

As I watch my community stagger and reel from the blow we have been dealt, I have thought almost constantly, “What can be done?” The sinking feeling, the nagging...

03.15.2018 Editorials

Editorial: A robocall is a bad way to break someone’s heart

News that the Diocese of Rockville Centre will close Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead at the end of the current school year broke late in the day on...

03.14.2018 Bishop McGann-Mercy

‘Heartbroken’ Mercy community stunned by news of school’s closure

Bishop McGann-Mercy High School senior Sarah Dern arrived home from school earlier than usual Monday, because after-school activities were canceled. There, the phone rang almost immediately with a message...

03.12.2018 Bishop McGann-Mercy

Bishop McGann-Mercy High School to close

The Diocese of Rockville Center will be closing Bishop McGann-Mercy High School at the end of this school year.

12.15.2016 Religion

Pope picks John Barres to take over for retiring Bishop Murphy

A new bishop has been appointed by Pope Francis to lead the Diocese of Rockville Centre, succeeding retiring Bishop William Murphy. Bishop John Barres will assume his role as...

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