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Defrocked Catholic priest Paul Shanley, 74, was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison on two counts of rape of a child Tuesday morning in Middlesex Superior Court.More
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Boston-are Catholics, already seared by the clergy sex abuse scandal, had their faith tested again Tuesday as Archbishop Sean O'Malley announced that 60 churches in the Boston Archdiocese would be closed. More
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The sexual abuse of hundreds of children at the hands of Catholic clergy is possibly the greatest tragedy ever to befall the children of Massachusetts, Attorney General Tom Reilly said. More
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Cardinal Bernard Law
Cardinal Bernard Law resigned as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston Friday, after months of criticism for a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the church.More
Law Resigns In Rome
Alleged Victims Find Forgiveness Hard
Clark Booth Looks At Archbishop's Career
Alleged Abuse Victims React To Resignation

Cardinal Law At Conference Friday
The U.S. Conference of Bishops has adopted a new policy for handling abusive priests that would allow some priests who abuse children to remain in the church. More
Watch Kelley Tuthill's Report
Alleged Victim Reacts


Robert E. Kelley
Former Leominster, Mass., priest Robert E. Kelley, 60, pleaded not guilty to child rape charges Thursday morning at his arraignment in Worcester Superior Court. His alleged victim says he began assaulting her when she was only four. More
Watch Jack Harper's Report

Monsignor Frederick Ryan submitted his resignation as pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Kingston, Mass., late Friday. More

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