Story Archives of 'Edward Arsenault'

Audit Finds Diocese Has Work To Do

By Josh Rogers on Friday, March 31, 2006.

A long-delayed audit of the Roman Catholic diocese of Manchester found the church has made some progress toward protecting children from sexual abuse. But many basic problems remain.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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NH Senate Bill on Gay Marriage Attracts 400 People

By David Darman on Wednesday, February 18, 2004.

More than 400 people attended a New Hampshire Senate Committee hearing yesterday on same sex unions.

The bill that drew all this attention would make it illegal for New Hampshire to recognize same sex marriages performed in other states.

New Hampshire Public Radio?s David Darman has more.

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Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, May 8, 2002.

We?ll talk about the culture of the Church, how it views crime, punishment, and forgiveness. We?ll also discuss how that culture can sometimes clash with a secular society. Laura's guests are Tom Kelly, assistant professor of theology at Saint Anselm College www.anselm.edu and Coordinator of the Study Center for Religion and Public Life at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics there and Father Edward Arsenault, Chancellor of the Diocese of Manchester www.catholicchurchnh.org.

Seminar for Catholic Clergy On Abuse

By Josh Rogers on Monday, April 29, 2002.

Some 300 Roman Catholic priests, nuns and church workers gathered yesterday in Concord to take part in pilot program on how to better detect and prevent sexual abuse in the Church. As NHPR's Josh Rogers reports, Catholic officials hope greater openness will help quell the current national controversy.