Voice of the Faithful

Clearly Catholic bishops still do not understand how their actions put children at risk, said Dan Bartley, president of Catholic reform group Voice of the Faithful, as Ireland’s government released the Cloyne Report on Catholic clergy sexual abuse.

U.S. bishops must finally institute strong measures of fraternal correction when bishops fail to follow their own Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, according the Roman Catholic Church reform group Voice of the Faithful.

US bishops failed to address fundamental flaws in their Charter to Protect Children and Young People during their spring meeting in Seattle, Wash.

A woman fired for no apparent cause from her parish position has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Voice of the Faithful’s Emily & Rosemary Fund for Women in the Churcch.

Sara Callard of Quincy has been named development coordinator for Voice of the Faithful.

Recently, the Catholic League sent a letter to Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests that distorts the facts of a survey by the Greater Philadelphia VOTF regarding Pennsylvania SOL reforms and the facts of clergy sexual abuse scandal in Philadelphia.

In light of the Philadelphia Archdiocese's clergy child sexual abuse scandal, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops must improve the effectiveness of its Charter for the Protection of Children & Young People.

Clergy child sexual abuse in Philadelphia and nationwide must be investigated by USCCB president, according to Voice of the Faithful. Bishops are not following the USCCB’s guidelines and a church official is charged with covering up abuse.

Voice of the Faithful challenges U.S. bishops to follow the example of Irish Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, who led a “Liturgy of Lament and Repentance” in Dublin.

Three women who reported losing employment because of discrimination are sharing $15,500 in awards from the second round of grants from the Voice of the Faithful’s Emily & Rosemary Fund for Women in the Church.