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BISHOP MALONE HAS RESIGNED
Multiple local, national and international news outlets report that Bishop Richard Malone requested early retirement and that Pope Francis has accepted that resignation…
read moreHealing, Reconciliation, Reform: A Path Forward for the Diocese of Buffalo
by John J. Hurley – Last December, the Movement to Restore Trust (MRT) empaneled six working groups involving about 150 Catholics who developed a series of reports and recommendations for reform in the Diocese of Buffalo.
read moreDecember 7 Path Forward Symposium
The Movement to Restore Trust (MRT) will hold a “Path Forward” symposium on Dec. 7, very close to our 1-year anniversary. The symposium will run from 9 to 11 a.m., in the Canisius College Montante Cultural Center, located at Main and Eastwood streets.The symposium...
read moreDueling Diocese Headlines
MRT’s John Hurley participated in an extended interview with Tim Wenger of 930in716 on WBEN Radio on Thursday, November 14, 2018.
read moreMRT Update
Dear Members of the Movement to Restore Trust, Like most of you, the MRT Organizing Committee has been waiting and watching the situation in the Diocese since early September when we determined that the MRT could not make progress on its reform agenda while Bishop Malone remained in office.
read moreBrooklyn Bishop Finishes Investigation
Several Buffalo news outlets are reporting that Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn has completed his investigation.
read moreNew names added to Buffalo Diocese’s list of accused priests
Three priests who previously had not been outed publicly have been added to the Buffalo Diocese’s list of priests with substantiated claims of child sexual abuse.
read morejohn Hurley Interview on WBFO
Vatican's investigation of Buffalo Diocese finishes first week with 30 interviewsBy MARIAN HETHERLY | WBFO 88.7MRT leader, John Hurley, is interviewed on WBFO concerning this week's visitation by Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to the Diocese of...
read moreDiocese Investigation: Interview with John Hurley
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11WBEN930, A NEW MORNING WITH SUSAN ROSE AND BRIAN MAZUROWSKI John Hurley from the Movement to Restore Trust joins WBEN to highlight the investigation by the Brooklyn Bishop into the Diocese of Buffalo.
read moreOther Examples of recent Apostolic Visitations in the US
The Vatican’s Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith defines an apostolic visitation as “an exceptional initiative of the Holy See which involves sending a Visitor or Visitors to evaluate an ecclesiastical institute such as a seminary, diocese, or religious institute. Apostolic Visitations are intended to assist the institute in question to improve the way in which it carries out its function in the life of the Church.”
Take a closer look at recent Apostolic visitations ordered in the United States…
read moreArticles and Statements
- Prominent local Catholics demand reforms to Buffalo Diocese (Buffalo News)
- Editorial: Buffalo Diocese in desperate need of reform (Buffalo News)
- President’s Statement on the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church (canisius.edu)
- Canisius College president calls for more women leadership in Catholic Church (WIVB)
- Canisius College leader condemns atrocities of priest sexual abuse scandal (WBFO)
- Canisius College president calls for stronger role of women in Catholic Church (Buffalo News)