The soaring Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Cumberland Avenue is the spiritual home for about 220,000 Roman Catholics in Maine.
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Jesuits’ list of 50 priests accused of sexual abuse includes 7 who worked at Cheverus High
Two of the men named by the regional governing body of the Catholic order were accused of abuse that occurred during their time at the high school in Portland.
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Prince of Peace Parish to host Veterans Day Prayer Service
LEWISTON — Prince of Peace Parish will host a community-wide Veterans Day Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St. This is the fifteenth year the parish will offer the “We Remember and Give Thanks” evening of reflection, honoring those who have served or who are serving in the […]
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Bishop Malone acknowledges 'tsunami' of abuse claims
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Embattled Bishop Richard Malone added 36 names Monday to a public list of priests with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a child, bringing the number to 78, and described a “tsunami” of victims who came forward following the creation of a program to compensate victims. Addressing criticism over his handling of […]
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Former priest and Cheverus teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse
James Talbot, a former Roman Catholic priest and long-time teacher at Cheverus High School in Portland, pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted a boy in Freeport in the 1990s. Talbot, 80, was ordered to serve three years in prison. The full sentence on a charge of gross sexual assault was for 10 […]
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Catholic Church needs to change
As a Catholic parishioner, in the light of the continuing sexual problems of priests in our Catholic Church, I submit, respectfully, that I think it is time for change in the church. I think it is time for male domination to end. I think it is time that women gain respect and equality as human […]
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More Catholic Church sex scandals come to light
Sexual scandals and inappropriate behavior are as old as the Bible. I give you (1 Corinthians 5:1) in which Paul writes: “It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife.” In more modern times, there […]
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Breaking the shackles of religious bondage
My family and I were deeply, fervently Catholic. Catholic kindergarten and grade school: Notre Dame, New Hyde Park, New York; St. Molloy Catholic Summer Camp, New York; St. Mary’s High School, Manhasset, New York; St. John’s University, New York City. We prayed the rosary on our knees every night along with my Italian, immigrant grandmother […]
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Pope changes death penalty teaching, now 'inadmissible'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published Thursday that it is always “inadmissible” because it “attacks” the inherent dignity of all humans. The Vatican said Francis had approved a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church — the compilation of […]
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Lucille Hobbs
LEWISTON — Lucille Hobbs, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, returned to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 1. She was 95. A native of Lewiston, Lucille was born June 3, 1922. While working as a waitress she caught the eye of William “Bill” Hobbs. The two were married in 1946, after Bill’s return from World […]