NAC opened a new 10-story tower on the main Janiculum Hill building, funded by donations from a couple in Oklahoma. The new construction houses classrooms, gathering space, liturgical practice chapels, and administrative offices. On 23 November 2015, the Congregation for the Clergy announced the appointment of Peter Harman of Springfield, Illinois, to succeed James F. Checchio as the NAC rector, effective on 1 February 2016. On 23 March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAC decided to send all of its remaining seminarians home. In 2021, Anthony Gorgia, a former seminarian, filed a lawsuit against the NAC, its leadership, the Archdiocese of New York and its in Staten Island, New York. Gorgia claimed that the defendants pressured him to resign in 2019 from the seminary because he had witnessed sexual activity there by a bishop and several priests. In response, NAC says it was not informed of any misconduct, and said that it would defend itself "vigorously" against the allegations. On 18 January 2022, a judge in New York City dismissed the lawsuit, saying that the court did not have jurisdiction over the college and its employees in Rome. On 30 March 2022, the NAC announced that Monsignor Thomas W. Powers would succeed Harman as NAC rector, effective July 2022. The NAC board of governors and the papal Congregation for the Clergy had been deadlocked for several months over a successor to Harman. It was seen as part of a wider conflict between the Holy See and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which was responsible for electing the board of governors. In the end, the Congregation of the Clergy consulted directly with the metropolitan archbishops in the United States, resulting in Powers' appointment. Description Departments The NAC has four departments: A seminary that prepares candidates for the priesthood The Casa Santa Maria, a residence for Catholic priests pursuing graduate studies in Rome The Institute for Continuing Theological Education, located in the Casa O'Toole on the grounds of the seminary The Bishops' Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican, which serves Americans staying Rome. These include pilgrims, college students, and clergy, especially clergy with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The college has welcomed many visitors, including four popes, two presidents of the United States (Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy), and the evangelist Billy Graham. The NAC board of governors consists of one diocesan