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Springfield Diocese plans continued reforms in handling of clergy sexual abuse claims Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 Daniel Ford, left, a retired superior court judge, is chairman of the 10-member Task Force on the Response to Sexual Abuse within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. On his right in this Dec., 14, 2020 photo is Jeffrey Trant, director of the diocese's Office of Safe Environment and Victim Assistance. (Don Treeger | The Republican) Facebook Share The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will move forward in 2021 with a new bishop at the helm and building on ...

As a new bishop for the Springfield Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church enters, so too does the hope that renewed transparency will serve to better confront and mend the wounds inflicted by the church’s lengthy history of systemic sexual abuse and cover-up. The Rev. William D. Byrne, installed Monday to lead the diocese that includes Berkshire County, has done well to set a hopeful tone by ushering in a significant change already. The diocese will expand its list of credibly accused priests to include those who died before survivors brought abuse allegations, meaningfully acknowledging ...

This undated historic photo shows St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington, Vt. (CNS photo/courtesy Preservation Burlington) Burlington, Vt. — Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan Dec. 14 released the results of an investigation into allegations of abuse and murder at the former St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington. The report is "substantially consistent with the outcomes of the previous investigation ... that took place in the 1990s," according to a joint statement from Vermont Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Burlington. "Most notably, the present task force found no ...

No evidence of alleged murders at US nuns' orphanage The task force's mission was to achieve a public accounting of child abuse Updated: December 15, 2020 07:17 AM GMT Trending The former St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington. (Photo:mynation.com) Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan Dec. 14 released the results of an investigation into allegations of abuse and murder at the former St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington.  The report is "substantially consistent with the outcomes of the previous investigation ... that took place in the 1990s," according to a joint statement from Vermont Catholi...