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Thoughts on Pope Leo's Encyclical
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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Voice of the Faithful has published its 2025 Diocesan Financial Transparency report
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
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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Voice of the Faithful issues statement regarding Pope Leo XIV’s election
Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) offers its prayers and support to the newly elected 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 to do so on behalf of our new Holy Father. Many comments are already being made about […]
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Voice of the Faithful has published its 2024 diocesan financial and governance transparency reports
BOSTON, Mass., April 30, 2025 ― Voice of the Faithful, a Catholic Lay Apostolate committed to promoting transparency in Church operations, has published its 2024 diocesan financial and governance transparency reports. This is the eighth year VOTF has reviewed all USCCB dioceses for their online financial transparency and its third review of lay involvement in […]