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Archdiocese of New York to segregate vaccinated, unvaccinated parishionersOther dioceses are implementing similar policies that separate churchgoers and restrict individuals from participating in the Mass.NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – The Catholic Archdiocese of New York, led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to begin segregating the COVID-19-vaccinated and unvaccinated in its churches.Numerous dioceses and parishes across the country are gradually beginning to segregate the vaccinated and the non-vaccinated. The New York news outlet Gothamist reported that the archdiocese would “institute sections in its churches for unvaccinated parishioners or those who want to continue practicing social distancing.”In addition to...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself been accused of sexual abuse of a child. An attorney for the alleged victim notified Catholic officials in New Jersey this week that he is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of a client who says he was molested by Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in the 1970s, when DiMarzio was a priest in Jersey City. In a letter, lawyer Mitchell Garabedian says 56-year-old Mark Matzek alleges he was repeatedly abused by DiMarzio when he...