BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 1, 2026―Voice of the Faithful appreciates the diligence of the staff in Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office for their years-long work to document more than 1,000 cases of clergy sex abuse in the Massachusetts dioceses of Fall River, Springfield, and Worcester. We also take note that in three cases where the statute […]

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BOSTON, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VOTF, a Catholic Lay Apostolate committed to safeguarding children and preventing abuse, has published its 2025 measurement of diocesan commitment to child protection and safe environment policies and procedures. This third edition published since 2022 is an aid to dioceses in achieving the Vatican’s and the USCCB’s standards in the effort […]

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BOSTON, June 3, 2026: In a Boston news station’s coverage of Pope Leo’s encyclical, Voice of the Faithful was asked to respond to his apology for the Church’s involvement in slavery. Donna B. Doucette, retired Executive Director and current trustee for VOTF, responded to WGBH’s Trajan Warren: “It is important as a step for the […]

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BOSTON, May 7, 2026―VOTF, a Catholic Lay Apostolate committed to promoting transparency in Church operations, has published its 2025 diocesan financial transparency report. Before being released publicly, the reports were sent to each diocesan bishop and to CFOs of each of the 176 geographical dioceses in the USCCB. The average overall 2025 transparency score dropped 6 […]

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In the Vineyard: May 14, 2025: Volume 25, Issue 4 News from National Image courtesy of Vatican Media Voice of the Faithful offers its prayers and support to the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV. Since its inception in 2002, a key point of VOTF’s mission is to support priests of integrity, and we are pleased […]

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