The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has issued a response after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. Earlier this month, Bishop John McDermott told NBC5 that he had visited with the pope in ...

Victims say it’s a ploy. The Burlington diocese filed for bankruptcy to shield itself from more lawsuits over the abuse of children By Kevin Cullen Globe Staff,Updated October 24, 2024, 2:33 p.m.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Facing potentially millions in sexual abuse settlements, Burlington’s Roman Catholic Diocese says it had no choice but to file for bankruptcy this week. The diocese ...

Since 2006, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, the state’s only diocese, has settled 67 lawsuits for a total of $34 million, Bishop John McDermott said in the court filing on Monday. Twenty of ...

Since 2006, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, the state’s only diocese, has settled 67 lawsuits for a total of $34 million, Bishop John McDermott said in the court filing last week.

In the wake of groundbreaking reporting by the Boston Globe in the early 2000s that revealed widespread sexual abuse by Catholic priests, as well as a massive conspiracy to cover up the matter, ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 2, 2024 / 14:45 pm The Diocese of Burlington filed for bankruptcy on Monday in an attempt to adequately resolve its fourth and largest wave of sex abuse lawsuits ...