Story Archives of 'Clergy Sexual Abuse'

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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Church and State Have Their Day In Court

By Josh Rogers on Friday, January 21, 2005.

State prosecutors and the Diocese of Manchester were before a Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Yesterday. They argued the terms of the Diocese's 2002 settlement agreement over past sexual abuse by state Priests.

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Sin: A Cardinal Deposed Comes to Manchester

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Tuesday, June 22, 2004.

Volunteers from New Hampshire Voice of the Faithful and Catholics for Moral Leadership invited Chicago's Bailiwick Repertory Theater Company to perform in Manchester. "Sin: A Cardinal Deposed" is a docu-drama about the clergy sexual abuse crisis in Boston. New Hampshire Public Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon has this report.

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Reactions to the National Clergy Sex Abuse Report

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Friday, February 27, 2004.

The National Review Board criticized Catholic bishops for failing to stop widespread clergy sex abuse over the past five decades. The watchdog panel of prominent lay leaders said the bishops? failure to stop the abuse was ?shameful to the church?. Catholic activists in New Hampshire say they?re still worried that the leadership of the Manchester Diocese isn?t taking responsibility for its role. New Hampshire Public Radio?s Raquel Maria Dillon reports.

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Catholics Rekindle Protest Against NH Bishop

By Rebecca Kaufman on Monday, September 22, 2003.

A group of almost 100 people gathered outside St. Joseph's Cathedral in Manchester yesterday morning.

It was the first time since January that protestors had spoken out against the Catholic's church handling of the sexual abuse crisis.

And as New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Rebecca Kaufman reports, they came with a single request.

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The Catholic Church in N.H.

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, July 31, 2003.

We talk with New Hampshire Catholics one day after the installation of Boston's new Archbishop Sean O'Malley. We'll ask how they're coping, how they are healing, and if they are moving on from the sexual abuse crisis over one year ago. Laura's guests are Pat Ford, parishioner, lector, and eucharistic minister at St. Theresa's Church in Rye and Anne Coughlin, member of NH Catholics for Moral Leadership. We'll also hear from Kathryn Marchocki, staff reporter for the Union Leader, and Ann Riggs, Professor of Religious Studies at Rivier College in Nashua.

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Catholics Await Financial Statement from Diocese

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Wednesday, April 2, 2003.

Just over two months ago, Bishop John McCormack promised to release an audited financial statement of the Catholic Diocese of Manchester. But as NHPR?s Raquel Maria Dillon reports, the Diocese hasn?t kept its promise and some parishioners are concerned.

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A Renewed Call for Bishop McCormack to Resign

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, March 31, 2003.

NH Catholics for Moral Leadership (http://www.nhcatholics.org) is calling for the leaders of the Manchester Diocese to step down because of their handling of clergy sexual abuse cases. As NHPR’s Raquel Maria Dillon reports, this new effort is highly focused on getting Bishop John McCormack and Bishop Francis Christian to resign.

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Church Sex Abuse Scandal

By Laura Knoy on Friday, March 7, 2003.

We'll talk with reporters about the findings of the state attorney general's report which was released Monday, and how the Manchester Diocese and New Hampshire Catholics have responded to it. Laura's guests are Jason Hirsch, reporter for the Associated Press, www.ap.org; Kathryn Marchocki, reporter for The Union Leader, www.unionleader.com; and Michael Resendes, reporter for The Boston Globe, www.boston.com.

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AG's Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse in NH

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, March 3, 2003.

In a few hours, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office will release a report on how the Manchester Catholic Diocese handled abusive priests. 9000 pages of documents uncovered in the course of the investigation are also expected to be released.
Catholics around the state are bracing themselves for another round of awful stories about clergy sexual abuse.
NHPR's Raquel Maria Dillon has more.

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