Columnist: Stephanie Barry
Victim Claims Years Of Homosexual Abuse By 2 Priests
He trusted a Catholic priest with his secrets in the sacred space of a confessional, but at the same time, he claims the cleric was abusing him. This, according to ...
Springfield Diocese Settles With Man Raped By Bishop Weldon In The 1960s
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has announced a settlement with a Chicopee man who said he was raped as a child in the 1960s by the late Bishop Christopher ...
LISTEN: Defrocked Catholic Priest Richard Lavigne in Deathbed Tapes: ‘I Assume I’m Going to Heaven’
Until his last breath, defrocked Roman Catholic priest Richard R. Lavigne — prolific child molester, alleged murderer and catalyst for many lifetimes of ruin — remained convinced he was going ...
Diocesan Review Board Chairman Resigns in Disgust Following Bishop Weldon Report
The chairman of the Springfield Catholic Diocese’s volunteer Review Board resigned in the wake of the release of a report finding late Bishop Christopher Weldon raped a young boy. John ...