BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Diocese of Burlington has reported a record-low number of priests this year, with only 50 diocesan priests ministering to the entire state of Vermont. “The drop of eight ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of financial losses from settlements paid to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Vermont's last remaining ...

Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese has filed ... with spokesperson Holly Thayer saying only, “The Diocese of Burlington will be issuing a statement later this week.” Under federal law, a ...

Over 40,000 people crowded into Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City Thursday evening, awaiting an appearance from the new pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost chose the name Leo XIV, becoming the ...

In June, the Pope announced that Archbishop Christopher Coyne of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont would be reassigned to the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. When the current ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Survivors of clergy abuse by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington were given the chance Wednesday to share their stories in federal court as part of the church’s ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Brenda Hannon heard the Roman Catholic diocese here had filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 1, her mind drifted back to St. Joseph’s Orphanage, the nuns, and the peanut butter ...

Pope Francis has appointed Vermont priest John McDermott as the bishop of the Diocese of Burlington in that state, the Vatican announced Monday. The Burlington bishopric was previously headed by ...