Gene Doyle is a survivor of clergy sex abuse decades ago. However, throughout all that time since, he has never lost his faith in God. So, when the Diocese of Brooklyn offered its annual Mass of Hope and Healing on Oct. 29, Doyle was there.
Mass of Hope and Healing
Diocese’s Hope and Healing Mass Offers Abuse Survivors Path Forward
Abuse survivors in the Diocese of Brooklyn are finding strength and support through the annual Mass of Hope and Healing, which takes place Oct. 29 at St. Finbar Church in Bath Beach.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Hope and Healing Mass in Glendale
People sexually abused by clergy are on a journey that can sometimes seem like two steps forward and one step back. That’s according to one survivor who attended the annual Mass of Hope and Healing on Oct. 24 at St. Pancras Parish in Glendale, Queens.
Bishop Brennan’s Mass of Hope and Healing Homily
The following is the homily delivered by Bishop Robert Brennan during the Mass of Hope and Healing at Resurrection-Ascension Church in Rego Park on Oct. 13.
Pope Francis, U.S. Bishops Continue Working to Combat Sex Abuse
Pope Francis and U.S. bishops have worked hard to combat clergy sex abuse, according to officials who said the church has made a serious effort to put the victims first even if it means publicly exposing ugly facts about crimes.
Liturgy Offers Abused Chance for Hope, Healing
The Diocese of Brooklyn, in partnership with survivors of sexual abuse by members of the clergy, held the fourth annual Mass of Hope and Healing April 25 at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Jamaica.