Bernard Francis Cardinal Law was a senior-ranking prelate of the Catholic Church, known largely for covering up the serial rape of children by Catholic priests. He served as Archbishop of Boston, archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna, which was the American parish in Rome until 2017, when the American community was relocated to San Patrizio.
Law in the mid-1980s
Coat of arms of Cardinal Bernard Law, with his motto "To live is Christ", in front of Santa Susanna
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
The Archdiocese of Boston is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The archdiocese is the fourth largest in the United States. As of 2023, the archbishop of Boston is Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, 2007
Bishop Cheverus
Cardinal Law
Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston