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Despite Cancer Battle, Queens Priest Leans on Faith to Persist in Ministry

Summary by The Tablet
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — A thought came to Father Mortimer “Morty” O’Shea on March 5 while putting Ash Wednesday blessings on parishioner foreheads at St. Sebastian Parish in Woodside. This priest, who has dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland, has battled multiple myeloma cancer since 2013. He began treatments in 2021 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. But, he explained, the medical insurance industry in Ireland does …

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The Tablet broke the news in on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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