Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

Published
April 13, 2023

Penobscot Nation members latest to sue Maine diocese for childhood sexual abuse

The four men are likely the first members of the Penobscot Nation to sue the diocese for childhood sexual abuse that occurred between the 1950s and late 1980s.
Published
April 6, 2023

Diocese of Portland hosts discussions on annulment process
Published
April 5, 2023

Maine supreme court to decide on removal of time limit in church sex abuse cases

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the state's highest court to determine whether a 2021 state law removing the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims is constitutional.
Published
March 30, 2023

Registration open for Catholic youth summer program
Published
March 24, 2023

People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial

More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church's motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.

Published
March 12, 2023

Siobhán Brett: For how much longer can the Portland diocese play dumb?

We know too much for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to stonewall allegations of abuse. If 20 complaints can’t change that, will anything?
Published
March 9, 2023

St. John’s students school Bishop Deeley during annual visit
Published
March 8, 2023

Six new lawsuits against Maine diocese say priest continued to abuse girls after changing parishes

The civil complaints filed Wednesday all allege that the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino abused the plaintiffs, who were 5 to 11 years old at the time, in Lewiston and Portland from 1958 to 1967.
Published
March 7, 2023

Maine Voices: A Catholic in the pews responds to the diocesan legal strategy

As victims continue to struggle with the pain of past abuse, I urge Bishop Deeley to acknowledge them in his own voice, not that of an attorney.
Published
March 3, 2023

Portland Diocese asks Maine’s highest court to weigh in on childhood sexual abuse law

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to rule on the constitutionality of a 2021 law that allows Mainers with previously expired claims of sexual abuse to sue organizations like the diocese.