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Former BX priest sues Archdiocese for libel

A former Bronx priest is suing the Archdiocese of New York for libel. Monsignor Charles Kavanagh, whose last post was at St. Raymonds in Castle Hill, was defrocked by the Catholic church in May 2010

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Sep 20, 2012, 11:52 AM

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