Por: New York Daily News Nation January 06, 2023
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law that removed the statute of limitations for claims of child sexual abuse, allowing alleged victims of older cases to file lawsuits — but the plaintiffs are pushing back. Maine removed its statute of limitations for cases of sexual abuse cases in 2000. But the law wasn’t retroactive, meaning that alleged victims of older crimes weren’t allowed... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation January 02, 2023
A change in Maine law has unleashed a flood of new allegations of long-ago sex abuse by priests. But now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging the legislation in court in an apparent attempt to stem the flow of lawsuits.The Childhood Sexual Abuse amendment, which... + más
Mormon leader calls abuse 'abomination' amid policy scrutiny | Associated Press
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The Boston Globe USA Nation November 23, 2022
PROVIDENCE — Pope Francis has named a New York prelate as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence’s new bishop on Wednesday, months before Bishop Thomas Tobin turns 75, the church’s mandatory retirement age.The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, auxiliary bishop in the... + más
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo settles AG suit by agreeing to strengthen clergy oversight | Portland Press Herald
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will submit to secular oversight | The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe USA World November 19, 2022
VATICAN CITY — The retired bishop of Albany, New York, who has admitted to covering up for predator priests and has himself been accused of sexual abuse, has asked Pope Francis to remove him from the priesthood.Emeritus Bishop Howard Hubbard, 84, announced the decision in a... + más
Accused Albany bishop asks to be removed from priesthood | ABC News
Vatican Disciplined Nobel Laureate Bishop Over Child Abuse Claims | The New York Times
ABC News USA World November 19, 2022
VATICAN CITY -- The retired bishop of Albany, New York, who has admitted to covering up for predator priests and has himself been accused of sexual abuse, has asked to remove him from the priesthood.Emeritus Bishop Howard Hubbard, 84, announced the decision in a statement... + más
Accused Albany bishop asks to be removed from priesthood | The Boston Globe
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Portland Press Herald USA Sports November 09, 2022
Portland High’s Andrew Brewer chases South Portland’s Jaelen Jackson during the 2021 Battle of the Bridge. “It’s a crazy rivalry between Portland and South Portland but it’s also the regional championship,” Brewer says. “So, that together is just a game that we... + más
The Times' final regular-season high school football rankings | Los Angeles Times
Football notebook: Portland, South Portland ready for Battle of the Bridge | Portland Press Herald
The Boston Globe USA Nation October 26, 2022
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to submit to sweeping secular oversight of its operations in a legal settlement reached Tuesday with the New York attorney general, Letitia James, resolving a lawsuit that accused the church and its officials of a yearslong... + más
Annual St. Sharbel Mass will take place at St Patrick's on Sunday | The Advocate
Portland Press Herald USA World October 26, 2022
Former Bishop Richard Malone, of Buffalo, speaks before distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday at St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, N.Y., in February 2013. AP Photo/David Duprey, File BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to strengthen its oversight of... + más
Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting | WPLG Local 10
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