The Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has settled a lawsuit by a former altar boy who claims Bishop Christopher Weldon raped him in the 1960s. Weldon, who stopped serving in 1977 and died in 1982 ...

McDonnell, a native New Yorker, took over the Diocese of Springfield in 2004 on short notice. Bishop Thomas L. Dupre resigned ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Diocese of Springfield has announced the appointment of Wilbraham resident Christine Peyman as its new assistant director of development. City Council President Salem ...

Lawyers for an alleged abuse victim in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts have asked the state’s chief justice to assign a special judge from outside western Massachusetts to the case, citing ...

The Springfield, Massachusetts, Roman Catholic Diocese announced Friday it has settled a lawsuit alleging clergy abuse by the late Bishop Christopher Weldon — and a coverup by church officials decades ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – While Roman Catholics in western Massachusetts await the appointment of a new bishop, Pope Francis has named Worcester Bishop Robert McManus to serve as apostolic ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield introduced Tuesday not only a new executive director, but a new focus for its Catholic Charities Agency following the end of its refugee ...

A much-anticipated report was released today recommending changes to how the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts responds to allegations of sexual abuse. An independent task force worked for 20 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis has appointed Father William D. Byrne, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, to head the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. He succeeds Archbishop Mitchell T.