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Voice of the Faithful Offers Prayers for Pope Leo's Speedy Recovery
Heavenly Father, we entrust Pope Leo XIV into Your loving hands. Guide the surgeons and medical staff who will care for him. Grant them wisdom, steady hands, and sound judgment. May his surgery be successful, his recovery be swift, and his heart remain peaceful and full of hope. Through the intercession of Mary, Health of […]
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Voice of the Faithful thanks the Massachusetts Attorney General office for its comprehensive report on past clergy abuse in three dioceses
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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Results from Voice of the Faithful's 2025 online review regarding Diocesan Practices for the Protection of Children
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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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 […]