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Preparations are moving forward for the special program commissioned by the five Catholic dioceses in New Jersey – among them the Diocese of Metuchen – that will compensate eligible victims who were sexually abused as minors by clergy.

The Diocese of Metuchen has issued an alert regarding reports of email and text scams that will use the name of a pastor to solicit funds in the form of gift cards or cash donations.

Much attention has been given to the meeting of bishops in Rome last month called by Pope Francis to address a morally reprehensible, shameful and horrific crime – the sexual abuse of children. For two decades, the Roman Catholic Church in New Jersey has taken firm action to address this issue, and we welcome the efforts of the Holy Father to bring the rest of the world up to our high standards for keeping our teaching, worship, and ministry spaces safe for everyone, especially children. We maintain a policy of zero tolerance. That means that any cleric who has abused even one child is to be permanently barred from engaging in any act of public ministry.

PISCATAWAY – Bishop James F. Checchio on March 1 announced the appointment of Anthony P. Kearns III, Esq. as the new chancellor of the Diocese of Metuchen. Kearns, who most recently served as Hunterdon County Prosecutor, will begin his new role on April 12