Bishop Lawrence Persico

Prayer vigils, protests, bishops’ homilies echo call for racial justice
- Jun 9, 2020
Bishops called for Americans to celebrate the country’s diversity, prayed the deep sin of racism can be overcome and invited people to remember that each person is a unique creation of God in Trinity Sunday homilies, messages and events.

By Catholic News Service
Canonization sought for disability institute founder
- Dec 17, 2019
The bishop of Erie has announced the opening of the canonization process for Gertrude Barber, founder of what is now called the Barber National Institute for adults and children with disabilities.

By Associated Press
Diocese of Erie to launch Survivors’ Reparation Fund in February
- Dec 18, 2018
Survivors of sexual abuse by clergy, lay employees or lay volunteers in the Diocese of Erie will be eligible to file financial claims with a new compensation fund.

By Catholic News Service

Bishop backs victim fund over abuse lawsuits in Pennsylvania
- Aug 31, 2018
Catholic officials in Pennsylvania began lining up quickly and publicly with a key state legislative ally Thursday in backing the creation of a victims’ compensation fund as an alternative to allowing victims in decades-old child sexual abuse cases to sue the Church in court.

By Marc Levy
Pennsylvania prelate says bishops who hid abuse should resign
- Aug 18, 2018
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico said the only way to regain the trust of the laity after decades-long claims of sexual abuse by priests and others at six Pennsylvania dioceses is by deeds and one of those deeds may mean getting rid of bishops who hid abusers.

By Rhina Guidos
Deadline looms for release of Catholic Church abuse report
- Aug 14, 2018
Time is ticking down to a court-ordered deadline Tuesday afternoon to decide what information to black out in a forthcoming grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses.

By Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy