Saturday, March 25th was a solemn, somber, historic day in the Diocese of New York as Bishop Andrew ML Dietsche fulfilled his call to apologize on behalf of – and with – the Diocese. His apology was the central feature in the moving Service of Apology that, by all accounts, felt worthy of the holy work of repair that the Diocese has been pursuing for decades. View the entire Service of Apology Bulletin here.

Here is the Apology made by Bishop Dietsche in tandem with the People, followed by an Absolution made by the Bishop:

The Apology was followed by an Absolution led by Bishop Dietsche: