Story Archives of 'Catholic Church'

Sister Monique and her friend Catherine McDowell reminisce about the project during which they first met and how their relationship developed over the years.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office has released files that publicly identify 26 clergymen accused of sexual abuse.

The list comes after the close of the state's final audit of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. During that audit, the Church had agreed to report any other accusations to the Attorney General's office and remove those accused from their jobs.

Will Delker is a Senior Assistant Attorney General. He describes the process to NHPR's Mark Bevis.

John Brendan McCormack grew his religious roots in our neighbor to the south. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ordained in Boston and served in several Bay State churches before becoming a top aide to then Boston Cardinal Bernard Law. He was later appointed as Manchester, New Hampshire’s ninth Catholic Bishop by Pope John Paul II. His time with the church has not been without challenge…facing the sex abuse scandal, priest shortages, parish closings and efforts to re-energize the faithful. We’ll talk with Bishop McCormack about how the Catholic church has changed and evolved over the past quarter century and where he sees it going over the next twenty-five years.

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• John McCormack: Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester

The proposed expansion of a conservative Christian Community in Richmond, New Hampshire is meeting local resistance.

The Saint Benedict Center wants to build a new school and chapel.

But some in town express fears of over-development, and others worry about the nature of the Center itself.

N-H-P-R correspondent Rose Kundanis has the story.

When most Americans think about the influence and character of the Catholic Church, they see it through a Western lens. But a new book examines the relationships between the Church and governments around the world. We’ll talk with one of the editors to find out how the Church manifests itself in different societies, and what lessons can be learned through those interactions. Our guest is Chris Reardon, associate professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and co-editor of the new book The Catholic Church and the Nation-State.