Maybe it was divine intervention but a day after the announcement that His Holiness, Pope Francis had died, in a mayor victory for the Throggs Neck Catholic community in the East Bronx, Preston High School, the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, and Bally’s Foundation of North America announced on Tuesday, April 8, that the parties had finalized an agreement that will ensure Preston High School remains open and thriving for years to come. The Sisters have owned the property on which the school is built since 1947, while Bally’s Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization, is linked to Bally’s Corporation, the operator of Bally’s Golf Links in Throggs Neck’s Ferry Point, the site of a planned casino.