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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Two Catholic churches to close next spring, including Holy Cross
Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus and Holy Cross in Lewiston are expected to stop offering Mass by June.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Finding the light in darkness: Goodness was found amid evil of Oct. 25, pastor says
'I believe in the good. You have to be on the side of good and light,' the Rev. Daniel Greenleaf said.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Maine victims, Catholic Church wait nearly a year for high court ruling on childhood abuse cases
The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2024
Judge denies emergency relief in lawsuit challenging limits on public funds for religious schools
The plaintiffs in the case have already filed a notice that they intend to appeal the order issued Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2024
Fired Maine Catholic priest officially defrocked by Vatican
Anthony Cipolle was fired from the diocese in 2020 after it was revealed that he was having inappropriate relationships with a parishioner, who was later killed by her brother-in-law.
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PublishedMay 7, 2024
Maine Catholics celebrate installment of 13th bishop of Portland
James T. Ruggieri was ordained Tuesday as the 13th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Man settles sexual abuse lawsuit against Maine’s Catholic church as dozens more await ruling
The man had alleged he was abused in 1948, when he was an eighth-grader in Rumford, by the Rev. Lucien Joseph Mandeville. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
Bishop Deeley to retire from Catholic Diocese of Portland
Bishop Robert Deeley, who has led the diocese in Maine for the past decade, will be succeeded by the Rev. James T. Ruggieri.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Maine’s Catholic church, victims of child sex abuse argue law’s constitutionality before state’s Supreme Judicial Court
Maine's highest court will decide whether to keep a 2021 law that eliminated the statute of limitations for civil claims of childhood sexual abuse and allows people to file claims regardless of when the alleged abuse occurred.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
‘This feels like home’: Lewiston basilica’s special Mass for immigrants is creating connections
A wedding six years ago led to a choir and a special Mass at the basilica now conducted by a visiting Boston priest.
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