A 67-year-old second generation Irish woman, accused of stealing over $1m (€750,300) from the Archdiocese of New York, says God has forgiven her but worries her victims will never do the same.

A 67-year-old second generation Irish woman, with a criminal record for theft has been charged with siphoning $1m in donations while working in a finance office of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Church officials have confirmed.