Special to the Herald The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities last month held an Extraordinary Chapter to elect a new leadership team following the sudden death in October of Sister Rita Marie Fritzen, who had been chosen to serve as general minister during the General Chapter in July. Four sisters from Hawaii […]
New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn
By Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Twenty schools in the Archdiocese of New York will not reopen in the fall because of the financial fallout caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Archdiocesan education officials also announced that three schools will merge. A news release from the archdiocese cited the pandemic for sickening thousands of […]