NY attorney general reaches agreement with Brooklyn Diocese on its handling of abuse claims April 18, 2024By John Lavenburg OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Results of an investigation issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James highlight both shortcomings and positive initiatives taken by the Diocese of Brooklyn in its handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations over the past 22 years.
Priest resigns Pontifical Mission Societies USA post after claim of misconduct ‘with adult’ substantiated February 14, 2024By John Lavenburg OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Monsignor Kieran Harrington, a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, has resigned from his post as the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States after an allegation against him of “inappropriate conduct with an adult” was substantiated, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced.
Brooklyn bishop celebrates Mass of Reparation in church after music video ‘desecration’ November 6, 2023By John Lavenburg OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn celebrated a Mass of Reparation Nov. 4 in a Brooklyn Catholic Church used in a violent and sexually provocative music video, and he has removed its well-known pastor from his diocesan development role.