By Daniel Payne. A priest in Massachusetts who had been placed on leave has admitted to sexual misconduct ahead of a planned student walkout over a lack of information regarding his removal from a school post. Students at St.
Fall River Bishop Edgar da Cunha had said in a June letter to parishioners that Mello was removed after the diocese received an allegation of sexual misconduct regarding the priest.
Da Cunha offered no further details of the allegations, though he said the diocesan investigation would continue and would likely conclude early next year.
The Herald News, meanwhile, reported in an update that the walkout organizers would continue the demonstration as planned. Mello attended American Seminary in Rome and was ordained in He has served at parishes in Dartmouth, Falmouth, and Mansfield, Massachusetts. Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting the truth, with fairness, integrity, and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. The Vatican said that certain feast days are established by canon law as days of obligation.
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Fall River, Massachusetts. Trending 1. Daniel Payne is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency.
