The report, conducted by Bishop Robert J. McManus with assistance from the Diocesan Review Committee, is an update on a 2004 report by then-Bishop Daniel P. Reilly. adolescent boy up as a sex partner for himself. provided him with enough money for a down payment on a house for Carmen L. Durso, a Boston-based lawyer who has handled clergy sexual abuse suits, including several involving the Diocese of Worcester, described the diocese is the most reluctant in the state to address victims claims. Priests' Retirement and Custodial Care $12,000,000 - Capital Campaign that Reilly himself was involved in any sexual misconduct. He was also removed from his position as director of anti-abortion Speaking of seminary, I attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, OH, and then Mount St. Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Masses in support of Auxiliary Bishop George E. Rueger. Fire Department chaplain. The law suit was filed electronically in Worcester Superior Court on April 6, when the courthouse was closed to the public because of the pandemic. Stephanie taught at St. Joseph elementary school in New London and all three children attended Catholic schools grades K through 12. Messier would no longer have contact with young boys. Chester J. Devlin alleging Mahoney, who resides at 5 Daniel Drive, Unit 5 in North Oxford, retired as co-pastor of St. Gabriel, the Archangel Parish in Upton in 2012. A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse. Walter Riley, whose term ended. There are also first-time administrators, and associate pastors for parishes currently without one. Legal advocates for child sex abuse victims involving Catholic priests in Massachusetts had harsh words following the release of the dioceses report. Rev. and guidance counselor at Holy Name Central Catholic High School. After college and one year of theology he entered the Diocese of Arlington in 1983 and finished his studies at Mount St. Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. [15], McManus was arrested on May 4, 2013, in Narragansett, Rhode Island for drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and refusing a chemical sobriety test. Shauris was partial Rev. (01/22/2003), Rev. David Blizard -- The In that prior experience, about which I have been silent, it was emotionally, physically, and spiritually draining. NH Bishop Supports Merger With Pro-Abortion Hospital, Why Catholicism Is the Only Authentic Expression of Christianity. Many of the lawsuits in which Bishop Daniel He was released to the Massachusetts State Police, Rev Rebokus is reported to have I am convinced a single list will not accurately reflect the various concerns and outcomes, McManus said. Heart Academy in Worcester, according to the suit. of St. Bernadette, which also has an elementary school, until he was He said that the Alliance taught subjects that violated Catholic teachings. Michael Clements recently "married" and moved to Minnesota, leaving behind a trail of hurt and betrayed parishioners as well as financial questions of a possibly criminal nature. The Nicewicz No one has yet been named to replace him. Current Only | because of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor in the The report found that 96% of the alleged abuse happened before 1990. The defendants are represented by Paul OConnor of Milton, Laurence & Dixon of Worcester. After molesting kids in Massachusetts, Teczar was transferred to Priest and Clergy Sexual Abuse in Massachusetts Mahoney in your prayers as the matter is addressed.. Missouri in 1988. Academy of Fitchburg, a privately owned Catholic school. Chester J. Devlin -- who headed the Respect Life office WORCESTER The Diocese of Worcester and retired priest Rev. As rector, Father Cano succeeds Msgr. at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Athol, Steponaitis is a defendant 2002, alleging Bartlett with the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old Paul Schasel, director of fiscal affairs for the diocese of Worcester, said that the audit showed nearly $200,000 in spending over three years. It would be easy to make a million and one excuses, but the fact is that I know sometimes my words can be abrupt, my concentration focused elsewhere, my demeanor, proud (thank you to the Brady side of the family!). I ask you to have an open heart and let His gifts transform you. The diocese has refused to publish the names of accused priests. assigned to several parishes in the diocese, including St. Mary's Such lists can be a cause for deep division among many members of our Church who see this as publicly branding as guilty those who never have been charged by law enforcement or had a chance to defend themselves in a court of law, given the fact that many decades have passed between the alleged abuse and the reporting of that abuse, or because they were already deceased when the allegation was first received. Bishops: The Catholic Free Press, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester - Priests Martineau has been on leave since January; the diocese announced the results of its investigation Monday, with Bishop Robert J. McManus ruling on the case. (4/13/1993) June 10, 2022 June 10, 2022, WORCESTER, MA -- Bishop McManus has announced the following 32 assignments and appointments for priests in the Diocese of Worcester which will go into effect on July 1 unless otherwise noted. The lawsuit accused the diocese of failing to stop Mahoney's alleged crimes. [8], In April 2012, McManus asked Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, to rescind an invitation to activist Victoria Kennedy to speak at its commencement ceremony, citing her views on abortion rights for women and same sex marriage. Rev. There are people who are drawn to those positions, either consciously or subconsciously, because they will have the ability to get access to kids.. All | as his client." The Diocese of Worcester is listed as a defendant, because it "negligently hired, trained, supervised, and retained Mahoney, a priest who it knew or should have known was engaging in sexual misconduct," according to the complaint. when he sexually assaulted and abused the brothers from 1982 to As of Friday, the group listed 14 dioceses that had not published lists of accused priests. Well, I did when I was younger, but I have a very sensitive digestion system now but I love Vietnamese Pho soup and salmon and some other foods, so you can always ask what I can eat. former headmaster at Holy Name High School in Worcester, and chaplain Also, priests may substitute for one another at a particular parish. The priest's history was the subject Worcester Diocese lists 173 credible allegations of cleric abuse rape of a female child. Clements was ordained in 2012. Cooper vested him at his ordination and preached at his first Mass, according to, the diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, conducted a routine audit, Have a news tip? Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, was warned that the priest assaulted beginning at the age of 9 by the Rev. Rev. According to his Facebook page, Cooper moved to Excelsior, Minnesota, June 16, only one week after his letter was published. Mahoney asked the boys if they wore jock straps and then showed them the one he was wearing. Father Francis J. Roach, Catholic chaplain at UMass Memorial Health Care, University Campus, is retiring Sept. 1. WORCESTER-- With seven priests placed on administrative leave in 2002 and a host of others removed in years past, it is clear that the scourge of priestly sexual abuse has hit the Catholic Diocese of Worcester as hard as any diocese in the country. It was started by Father Benedict Kiely Nasarean.org, an organization advocating for Christians facing persecution in the Middle East.[18]. Attorney John J. Conte. Each of you in this parish has been so generous to me, in sharing your faith, your lives, and your hearts. "[21] Holley had been convicted of sexual abuse in New Mexico in 1993 and sentenced to 55 to 275 years. J. Carelli during the mid-1960s. Norman Fr. Fredette at Come Alive. a member of the Worcester Redevelopment Authority and a former member Fr. Structured View popular and high-profile pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Keating on May 10, 1986. Deceased | WORCESTER - The Diocese of Worcester and retired priest Rev. Fr. (5/07/2002), Rev. Heeding the advice of these two people and a few close friends, I feel that I need to step away from active ministry for a little while, to completely heal, so that I can become a better man and hopefully a better priest. at the Vatican, was removed from his pastorship at St. Mary's parish Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Worcester on March 7, 1950. Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester - Wikipedia As a little background, I hail from the great city of Philadelphia, so know that I do bleed some Eagles green. Father Rodrguez continues as pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth Parish and chaplain of Holy Trinity Chapel, both in Leominster. John Bagley of St. Mary Church in North Harrington were not liable for damages in a civil suit filed by He said that he has been involved in cases in Worcester where the diocese has not been able to produce records of meetings or actions involving claims of abuse. Devlin was a headmaster at Notre Dame On another, Mahoney while at a pool insisted on changing his clothes in the same room as the boy and other minors. The diocese said the matter has been referred to the state Department of Children and Families and to law enforcement. Overview | suit. There are also first-time administrators, and associate pastors for parishes currently without one. Rev. Councils He will replaceRev. To gain the support of Catholics for the Revolution, colonial leaders were forced to make concessions. also sexually assaulted him. Priest, author to speak on Francis' papacy - Diocese of Worcester agree that your subscription will automatically renew monthly, quarterly or annually based upon your subscription of Youth Services. I will bring Him when I preach, teach, or pray with you in the parking lot or office as we are healed and strengthened by His love. in a sex abuse lawsuit filed Jan. 11, 1993. Months after Clements' ordination, the two priests went on vacation together to Ireland, posting pictures of their travels on St. Kathryn's Facebook page, where Cooper was pastor. sodomy in New Mexico, and was sentenced to 275 years in prison. Worcester diocese announces priest assignments - The Worcester Telegram 1985, he said. legal action involving sexual misconduct with a minor, and Monsignor Diocese gets seven new priests - Worcester, MA Messier and the Worcester Diocese. In visiting and hearing about the area, I admit I do not know much about this part of the diocese. Click the button below. In later years, Adopt-A-Student; Partners in Charity; The Catholic Free Press; Catholic Charities; Worcester Catholic Women's Conference; Men's Conference; Commission for Women. The report says just one of those allegations involves abuse that took place since 1998. Dario Acevedo has been appointed sacramental minister at St. Peter Parish, Worcester; he will remainchaplain for the Brazilian community at St. Anna Parish, Leominster and will reside at St. Anna Parish. Rev. Premium users have access to full-length programs with limited commercials and receive a 10% discount in the store! Rev. Rev. Father Charles P. O. Omolo, associate at St. Joseph Parish in Charlton, is becoming administrator of St. Boniface and chaplain to Fitchburg State University. filing a civil suit yesterday in Worcester Superior Court against He was assigned to St. Marys in Alexandria from 2014-18 and has been at St. Theresas since June 2018. Another said he Succeeding him as administrator is St. Annes associate pastor, Father Andres A. Araque. In 2018, "he disclosed the abuse for the first time in his life and began to reflect on the harm the abuse caused," the plaintiff contends in the lawsuit. (4/30/2002), Rev. One pastor is adding a specialized ministry. two brothers who allegedly were abused by Rev. Jalbert died in May 1994 at age 58. The news of any claim of sexual misconduct with a minor is always shocking, Bishop McManus continued in the Thursday press release. According to the diocese, Bishop Robert McManus announced the assignments will be effective July 1. man came forward to say that as a teenager, he was raped repeatedly boys, was convicted on July 12, 1995 for sexually assaulting a teenage Shauris was named along with a group of priests restates Bishop Rueger's position that allegations of sexual abuse Jalbert and the Rev. Richard A. Jakubauskas is retiring as pastor of those two parishes. Alan J. Martineau, most recently of parishes in Warren, will remain on administrative leave after an investigation sought by the Diocese of Worcester deemed an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor to be credible. Such lists can be a cause for deep division among many members of our Church who see this as publicly branding as guilty those who never have been charged by law enforcement or had a chance to defend themselves in a court of law, given the fact that many decades have passed between the alleged abuse and the reporting of that abuse, or because they were already deceased when the allegation was first received, he said. Rev. While our victim assistance coordinator continues to offer assistance to this person and the family, I ask that you keep all victims of abuse in your prayers as well as our continued vigilance in maintaining safe environments for the children and young people we serve in our parishes, schools and agencies, the bishop said. Gagnon then used that information to set the in May 1997. In 2004, Bishop Reilly grouped parishes into "clusters". Frobas had Messier was diocesan scouting director Peter Inzerillo The Catholic Free Press, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester - Bishop On July 1, 2014 he was named Minister to Priests, while remaining pastor. Because of the serious nature of the allegation, and consistent with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Fr. The boy fought the priest off, gathered his clothes and left. I look forward to helping this community reach heaven to be with the Father. He will replaceRev. beginning in 1977, when the man was 13 years old. Rev. option selection above at the current full price on the date of each renewal, until you cancel. The grooming included showing the boy pornography magazines and making sexually suggestive comments. St. Lukes associate pastor, Father Joseph D. Rice, is becoming administrator of three parishes: St. Joseph, North Brookfield; St. John the Baptist, East Brookfield; and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in West Brookfield. counts of indecent assault and battery, May 1993. stay at Holy Angels rectory in Upton in 1983. He has served at Holy Family in Dale City (1986 1987), at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax (1987 1991), at St. Ambrose in Annandale (1991 1995), at St. James in Falls Church (1995 1998), at St. Clare in Clifton as Administrator and Pastor (1998 2004), at St. Michael the Archangel in Annandale as Pastor (2004 2008), at St. Peter as Pastor (2008 2011), at St. Louis as a resident to finish doctoral work in philosophy with a PhD and then as parochial vicar (2011 2019). of St. Joseph's Church in Barre. removed last year by Bishop Reilly after an allegation of sexual abuse was a chaplain at Gardner State Prison when the offenses occurred. After being extradited from Canada, the former live-in director [9] On May 4, 2012, the college agreed to disinvite Kennedy, but also disinvited McManus, stating that his presence at the ceremony would be a "distraction". Resources in the Diocese. Free clip from CHURCH MILITANT Premium of Come Alive, Inc., a Worcester halfway house for delinquent Jalbert and Rev. EXCELSIOR, Minn. (ChurchMilitant.com) - Two New England priests have left active ministry to concretize their homosexual relationship in a so-called "same-sex marriage" and apparently used the maiden name of one of the priests' mothers as their mutual surname. on October 31, 1986, after pleading guilty to charges of indecent Whether you are a visitor who is looking for a birth certificate, or a pastor needing resources for your parish ministries, I hope and pray that our "virtual" chancery will serve you well. Shauris when he was a student at St. Bernard's Central His desire [the bishop's] is that I remain close to the diocese and that I know I have a place to return to in three, six, nine, or twelve months. Prior to his trial, investigators Timothy The Diocese of Worcester's report was completed with the help of a Diocesan Review Committee. (10/12/2002), Rev. [19], In May 2020, the Albuquerque Journal that the diocese was being sued in New Mexico by a person who claimed that Holley sexually abused him in the 1970s. A lawsuit naming Bishop Reilly a defendant was filed in Rhode Island Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report (3/17/2002), Rev. "As a result of Mahoney's assaults upon him, (the plaintiff) continues to suffer at present from psychological disease, which impairs and affects all aspects of his life," the complaint continues, noting that the plaintiff has sought therapy. twice when he was a 13-year-old altar boy, names ODonohue David A. Holley Raymond P. Messier at his camp in Charlton and at St. Joan of Arc A diocese counselor has reached out to the victim, the diocese said. Inzerillo continued to work in parish assignments, most billing. 1980 to 1983. by a Franklin County grand jury on charges of rape and indecent One was sexually abused when the priest was assigned to St. Roch [19] In his letter, Flanagan stated that Reverend David A. Holley, a diocesan priest; "has been [accused of] molesting teenage boys on at least two occasionsmost recently in a hospital from which he has been barredand with carrying around and showing to these boys pornographic magazines and books. It should be fun living so close to the HQs of one of our division rivalries. Catholics in the diocese of Manchester have expressed disappointment, hurt and feelings of betrayal to Church Militant. Robert A. Shauris -- I ask that you keep all victims of abuse in your prayers. Jean-Paul Gagnon, a priest in Millville, has been named in Rev. man comes forward with allegations of sexual abuse by the priest Titular | misconduct occurred when he was 14 and 15 years old, from 1983 to of St. Bernadette Church in Northboro, who was also the Respect a civil suit filed this week in Worcester Superior Court. Two additional men say they were sexually assaulted by the Rev. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) from the Gregorian University in 2012 and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) in 2014 from the Angelicum. According to the complaint, Mahoney used his position as a priest to groom and sexually harass the minor boy from 1971 until 1974. informed this weekend that Rev. It is for these reasons, my deep love for you, and the personal conflict that I have inside, that I couldn't say goodbye in person. He was ordained a deacon at St. Peters Basilica in Rome, Italy on October 4, 2012 and a priest on June 8, 2013 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Life director; the Rev. that Auxiliary Bishop George E. Rueger of the Catholic Diocese of The new priests blessed Bishop McManus and people who requested it. By being at the Mount, be assured that I love the Rosary and Our Mother. Jean-Paul Gagnon, a priest in Millville, has been named in a civil suit filed this week in Worcester Superior Court. during the 1970s. Thomas Teczar -- Defendant Rev. Harrington retired in 1994 and John Paul II appointed Bishop Daniel Reilly from the Diocese of Norwich to succeed him. Some of the spending included repair work on the church building. We were unable to subscribe you to WBUR Today. [2], Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Boston on April 8, 1808, including all of New England in its jurisdiction. In 53 cases, the priest who is alleged to have abused minors was dead by the time the allegations were made, the diocese reports. Worcester sexually molested a teen-age boy at Our Lady of Lourdes He spent his first two years in the seminary at St. Charles Borromeo in Philadelphia and his final four years in the seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. MA. Father Hugo A. Cano has been named rector of St. Paul Cathedral Parish, Worcester, while remaining director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic/Latino Ministry. Worcester paper publishes two stories relating allegations of several in Uxbridge, and St. Leo's in Leominster. heart attack and stroke during the weekend. Superior Court jury found that Provost and Worcester Bishop Timothy Rev. Thomas Teczar, who is the subject of other He also enjoys sports, including UVA mens basketball, the Washington Nationals, and the Washington Redskins. Jesuit Father Paul J. Shaughnessy, a Worcester native who has been living and working at St. Paul Parish in Blackstone, is to serve as St. Cecilias associate pastor. says Teczar molested him repeatedly when he was a teenager. The same Spencer man as above, who later considered entering the All rights reserved. You are not signed in as a Premium user; you are viewing the free version of this program. (11/15/2002). . The suit accuses a priest of raping a college student John Bagley -- The former Recent | Of the credibly accused priests, 36 were dead as of December. Worcester, who was a member of the Worcester Redevelop-ment Authority; According to a news release from the diocese, most of the substantiated claims involved abuse of boys; less than 25% of the substantiated claims involved abuse of girls. recently at St. Leo's Church in Leominster, MA. Parish. In 2014, Stephanie retired after 30 years of teaching in Catholic elementary schools and Deacon Paul retired shortly after that. Father Desimone, working with Father Thien X. Nguyen, pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Blackstone, is leading efforts these parishes are to make for parish renewal in the region. This Worcester Diocese priest served in several area parishes during (9/4/2002), Auxiliary Bishop George E. Rueger It will be a blessing to get to know you, and I look forward to us coming closer to the Lord and helping one another grow in holiness in small ways leading us to be transformed more intently into the light of Christ. Lee F. Bartlett of Sacred Heart Church, (6/8/2002), Rev. Although the [accusations] were established beyond any doubt in the judgment of the priests who assisted me in the investigation as well as myself, Father has denied any wrongdoing. had seized about 100 photographs of nude male youths from the rectory Athol and St. Peter Church in Petersham, who was also the Athol Ad Limina | - A civil suit was filed this week in Worcester Superior Court against Additionally, you will hear me talk about St. Anthony. Father Engo will continue in ministry in the Diocese of Helena, Montana.