Publication: Mass Live
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 ...
Priest Prosecuted Over Forged Passport Accused of Sex Abuse
Editor’s note: This story describes allegations of child sex abuse and contains a mention of suicide. A lawsuit filed last week accuses a Catholic priest of repeatedly groping a teenager ...
Diocese of Worcester Will Resist Trump’s Deportation Efforts
Within hours of being inaugurated for a second time on Monday, President Donald Trump wrote a series of executive orders to crack down on immigration in the United States. This ...
Former Boston College High School Priest Charged in Connection with Rape of Student
A Jesuit priest and former teacher at Boston College High School was indicted in connection with the rape of a student at the school between 2008 and 2009, Suffolk County ...
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 ...
Statue of the Virgin Mary Desecrated for Second Time Outside Catholic Church in Dorchester
Outside the St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Dorchester, a statue of the Virgin Mary had a garbage container put over the top of the statue. This is the second ...
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 ...
Abuse Allegations Against Bishop Christopher Weldon Found ‘Unequivocally Credible’
The only question that remains is will those who failed to report the abuse be held accountable? A retired superior court judge’s review of sexual abuse allegations against former Bishop ...
Attorney Names 10 Personnel from Fall River Diocese Accused of Sexual Abuse
Nine Catholic priests and one church employee within the Diocese of Fall River were accused of child sexual abuse, an attorney announced this week. The 10 men allegedly sexually abused ...
Sex Abuse Claim Against Late Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon Demonstrates Challenge Victims Face
Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will meet Thursday with an alleged clergy sex abuse victim, who says he told a diocesan Review Board a year ago that he had been ...