Margaret Metzger, author of "Hidden Demons: Evil Visits A Small New England Town," chronicles the fateful morning of Jan. 7, 1994, when Rebecca Savarese, who, just moments before Lewis Lent
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Apologizing again for the Roman Catholic Church’s failures to protect children, the bishop of the Springfield Diocese is marking national Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In officially observing Child Abuse Prevention Month as a diocese, Bishop William Byrne called for church members to join him in “prayer and action.”
In marking this month, we acknowledge our past failures and recommit ourselves to improving our efforts, Byrne said.
Standing next to the Children’s Memorial Flag displayed in front of Saint Michael’s Cathedral – the mother church of the Springfield Diocese – Byrne Wednesday highlighted changes that have been made by the diocese over the last two years to prevent abuse.