Stories about 'church' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

Former altar boy awarded $3.6 million

By VPR | December 18, 2008

A former altar boy is offering to donate a $3.6 million priest sex abuse award, if the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington posts the photos of pedophile priests on its Website.

Midday Newscast: December 3 2008

By Mitch Wertlieb | December 3, 2008

One of Vermont’s most popular summer events, the History Expo, won’t be held next year; Secretary of State Deb Markowitz says an audit of optical scan voting machines shows the machines accurately counted votes on Election Day; more…

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Vt. bishop writes letter on abuse verdict

By VPR | May 20, 2008

Vermont’s top Roman Catholic clergyman has written to parishioners around the state, apologizing to the victim in a priest sex abuse case but saying the church will appeal last week’s $8.7 million verdict against the Diocese of Burlington.

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Diocese will appeal $8.7 million verdict

By Ross Sneyd | May 15, 2008

Lawyers for Vermont’s Roman Catholic Church say they’ll appeal an $8.7 million verdict. On Tuesday, a Chittenden Superior Court jury found in favor of a Colorado man who says he was repeatedly abused by a priest in a Burlington church in the 1970s.

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Former altar boy describes abuse by parish priest

By VPR | May 9, 2008

A former altar boy who says he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in Burlington told a jury on Thursday he didn’t fight the abuse because the man was “the next-closest thing to God.”

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Fire devastating for small parish in Mount Holly, but churchgoers hope to rebuild

By Nina Keck | January 11, 2008

Fire inspectors still don’t know what caused the blaze that destroyed St. Mary’s Church in Mount Holly the Sunday after Christmas. Parishioners are grateful that no one was hurt and that foul play is not suspected. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports, they worry about the church’s future and whether their tiny community can stay together.