Charitable immunity under law Title: A long wait for a trial just got shorter for a former altar boy who survived clergy abuse Author: Larry Parnass Publisher: The Berkshire Eagle Date: 20SEP2021 SPRINGFIELD — A 69-year-old plaintiff shouldn’t be kept waiting. After hearing that plea from an attorney, a Springfield judge ruled last week that the
Altar Boy Danny Croteau Title: DA: ‘Significant development’ in 1972 slaying of altar boy Danny Croteau to close case Author: Ray Kelly Publisher: MassLive News Date: 24MAY2021 SPRINGFIELD — Forty-nine years after 13-year-old altar boy Danny Croteau was left for dead on the banks of the Chicopee River, investigators appear ready to close the book
Archbishop Rozanski Cover Up? Title: Questions of abuse cover-up directed at incoming St. Louis archbishop, but details unclear Author: Kevin Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 07AUG2020 Denver Newsroom, Aug 7, 2020 / 05:21 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop-designate Mitchell Rozanski is set to take over the Archdiocese of St. Louis, after heading the Diocese of
Vicar General Weldon Report Title: Vicar general of Springfield diocese won’t accept reappointment, says he was ‘unfairly’ portrayed in Weldon report Author: Anne-Gerard Flynn Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 03AUG2020 Fallout continues in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield as the diocesan vicar general, the Rev. Monsignor Christopher Connelly, will not seek reappointment, saying he was
Weldon Rozanski Clergy Abuse Title: Lessons learned: St. Louis archbishop-elect leaves a community still reeling from a bombshell report on clergy sex abuse Author: Jesse Bogan Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Date: 18JUL2020 ST. LOUIS — A narrator’s voice on a show about the Sistine Chapel triggered John Doe’s memories of horror he experienced as a
Bishop Rozanski Abuse CoverUp Title: Allegation of clergy sexual abuse cover-up filed against Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski Author: Anne-Gerard Flynn, Publisher: MassLive Date: 14JUL2020 SPRINGFIELD — Olan Horne, a long-time advocate for clergy sexual abuse victims, has filed an allegation that Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski engaged in a cover-up with the Catholic Bishops Abuse
Springfield Diocesan Review Board Title: Rancor on Springfield Diocesan Review Board leads to resignations, lapse in faith Author: Stephanie Barry Publisher: MassLive Date: 11JUL2020 SPRINGFIELD — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield’s volunteer Diocesan Review Board has begun bleeding members in the wake of the so-called Weldon Report, with one intending to abandon the church
Bishop Weldon Hale Resigns Title: Diocesan clergy abuse Review Board Chairman John Hale resigns, quits Catholic church following Bishop Weldon report Author: Stephanie Barry Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 10JUL2020 SPRINGFIELD — 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
Rozanski Velis Weldon Editorial Title: Rozanski’s actions in sex abuse case sets path for change in motion (Editorial) Authors: The Republican Editorials Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 02JUN2020 “I was raped.” The claim by a Berkshire County man that he had been repeatedly raped and molested as altar boy by one of the most revered figures in
Resign Bishop Mitchell Rozanski Title: Advocate for victims of clergy abuse calls for Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski to resign Author: Ron Chimelis Publisher: MassLive Media Date: 26JUN2020 SPRINGFIELD — The press conference consisted of a single person, but Robert Hoatson said he spoke for thousands of victims who have come forward with allegations of sexual