Press Releases
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Boston College theologian Richard Lennan returns as speaker for 2020 Voice of the Faithful Conference
BOSTON, Mass., Jul. 13, 2020 – Voice of the Faithful is welcoming back Boston College theology professor Fr. Richard Lennan as a speaker at its 2020 Conference: Visions of a Just Church, a virtual Zoom gathering that takes place Oct. 3. VOTF members and others will meet to promote their visions of a just Church […]
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Latest USCCB abuse audit report shows cover-up’s extent, 4,400 new allegations last year
BOSTON, Mass., Jun. 26, 2020 – The numbers tell the story. According to the USCCB’s 2020 Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, more than 4,400 allegations of Catholic clergy sexual abuse were reported over the single year ending Jun. 30, 2020, the period of the report, […]
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Voice of the Faithful 2020 Conference will be an online Zoom event
BOSTON, Mass., Jun. 12, 2020 – The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected Voice of the Faithful similarly to other organizations planning to hold events during 2020. Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the well-being of our members and supporters, Voice of the Faithful will present on online Zoom conference for 2020. The […]
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Eighteen years later, concerned Catholics still addressing clergy abuse
BOSTON, Mass., Mar. 3, 2020 – Eighteen years after The Boston Globe brought to light widespread clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston and after a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation found credibly accused priests throughout the state just two years ago, Voice of the Faithful, founded within weeks of the Globe’s revelations, continues to address […]
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Pope jettisons pontifical secret; Voice of the Faithful applauds
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 18, 2019 – Pope Francis yesterday changed the Catholic Church’s Canon Law to abrogate the “pontifical secret,” the Vatican’s equivalent of “top secret,” with regard to clergy sexual abuse cases. Voice of the Faithful joins clergy abuse victims and survivors and their advocates in considering this reform long-overdue. Voice of the Faithful […]
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Voice of the Faithful members gather for 2019 Conference: Creating a Just Church
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 3, 2019 – The present crisis in the life of the Catholic Church, which has been called the biggest “since the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century,” is drawing members of the Church reform group Voice of the Faithful together in the Boston area for their 2019 Conference: Creating a Just Church. Founded in 2002 during heightened […]
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Clergy and laypeople collaborate to confront clericalism
Joint News Release from Association of U.S. Catholic Priests and Voice of the FaithfulFor Immediate Release, Aug. 15, 2019 Clergy and laypeople collaborate to confront clericalism Pope Francis condemns clericalism, repeatedly. Catholic commentators decry it. Theologians and church historians examine its roots. Now, in a significant collaboration, the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests and Voice […]
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Catholics Concerned Controversial Prelate’s Presence Send Wrong Message
BOSTON, Mass., Mar. 12, 2014 – Voice of the Faithful®, a movement of Catholics gravely concerned about the Catholic Church’s clergy sexual abuse scandal and Church structures that permit it, said today that Cardinal Edward Egan’s prominent role this Saturday in a celebration featuring a children’s choir is ill-advised considering controversial involvement in that scandal. […]
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VOTF National Statement: Deeply Disappointed in Pope Francis’ Recent Comments on Clergy Child Sex Abuse
BOSTON, Mar. 6, 2014 — We are deeply disappointed in Pope Francis’ comments on clergy sexual abuse as reported recently in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Pope Francis said: “The Church has done so much on this road, perhaps most of all. The statistics on the phenomenon of violence against children are impressive, but […]
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VOTF National Statement: Is Catholic Church in Ireland Backpedaling on Child Protection?
Boston, Mass., Jan. 23, 2014 — The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland appears to be backpedaling from earlier strict stances on child protection. Voice of the Faithful® in Ireland cites two examples. First, Sean O’Conaill of VOTF in Ireland pointed out that Ian Elliott, CEO of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic […]