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Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York, 1946. Photo courtesy of the Dutch National Archives. (CCO 1.0)

NY archdiocese responds to Cardinal Spellman groping allegation

Feb 11, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

The Archdiocese of New York has said it had only recently learned of an allegation that the deeply influential Cardinal... Read more

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