This came as a big surprise and a big letdown.

We have asked the teachers union to delay the normal time for contracts in order to allow us to work on the process.

We are pushing very hard to move this forward, ... The cardinal has made it abundantly clear that this is priority No. 1.

We have since put in financial controls and oversight to try and prevent something like this from happening again.

He will not be celebrating Mass or the sacraments publicly until this matter has been resolved.

The tradition of the Smith dinner is to bring people together.