Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Persico was ordained a priest by Bishop William G. Connare for the Diocese of Greensburg at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg on April 30, 1977. After his 1977 ordination, the diocese assigned Persico as parochial vicar of Immaculate Conception Parish in Irwin, Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1980. [3] [2] [1] [4]
In early 2016, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro convened a special grand jury to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in six Pennsylvania dioceses, including the Diocese of Erie. [29] In April 2018, the diocese published a list of 34 priests and 17 laypeople who had been "credibly accused" of sexually ...
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of the Diocese of Erie, who received praise from Shapiro, acknowledged there was a cover-up in the church. [60] Persico subsequently stated that he felt that the grand jury report should have included the names of accused laypeople who worked for the Erie Diocese as well. [24]
Diocese puts Monsignor John Hagerty, headmaster at Cathedral Prep in 1980s, on list of those "under investigation" for child sexual abuse.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Erie" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Apr. 10—The Diocese of Manchester has added three names to its online list of dozens of priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse going back to 1950, church officials announced this week.
In 2019, the Catholic Diocese of Erie began the lengthy and rigorous process toward Barber being named a saint. This month, the U.S. bishops voted 205-6, with 19 abstentions, ...
Fr. Frank Pavone, [208] National Director of Priests for Life. Fr. Ralph S. Pfau, [209] First priest to join Alcoholics Anonymous. Fr. Michael Pfleger, [210] Activist and subject of the book Radical Disciple – Father. Pfleger, St. Sabina Church, and the Fight for Social Justice.