Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha speaks during a news conference in Providence December 18, 2025. Neronha publicly released March 4, 2026, the anticipated report on his six-year historical records review of clergy sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence. Photo: OSV News/Brian Snyder, Reuters. Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritised minimising scandal as the diocese maintained a secret archive that concealed evidence of more victims. These findings were among the many sobering details released March 5 as part of a…
