Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

Published
May 9, 2023

Counselor for Maine diocese disciplined for ethics violations

Carolyn Bloom receives a monthly stipend from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to coordinate counseling and treatment for those who say they were sexually abused by clergy as children.
Published
April 19, 2023

Tennessee hospital’s website drops name of former Maine priest working there as a chaplain

Anthony Cipolle, who has been a resident chaplain at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was removed from the program's website this week after the Press Herald reported on a woman's allegation that he coerced her into a sexual relationship.
Published
April 19, 2023

Diocese hosts marriage preparation retreats in Brunswick and Augusta
Published
April 16, 2023

The priest broke his vows, she says. She’s breaking the silence.

Melissa Kearns says a Maine Catholic priest – newly ordained in 2017 – took advantage of her and abused her when she was vulnerable. She believes he could be a danger to others.
Published
April 13, 2023

Penobscot Nation members latest to sue Maine diocese for childhood sexual abuse

The four men are likely the first members of the Penobscot Nation to sue the diocese for childhood sexual abuse that occurred between the 1950s and late 1980s.

Published
April 6, 2023

Diocese of Portland hosts discussions on annulment process
Published
April 5, 2023

Maine supreme court to decide on removal of time limit in church sex abuse cases

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the state's highest court to determine whether a 2021 state law removing the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims is constitutional.
Published
March 30, 2023

Registration open for Catholic youth summer program
Published
March 24, 2023

People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial

More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church's motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.
Published
March 12, 2023

Siobhán Brett: For how much longer can the Portland diocese play dumb?

We know too much for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to stonewall allegations of abuse. If 20 complaints can’t change that, will anything?