ARKANSAS
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
October 5, 2019
By Francisca Jones
A new support group for survivors of abuse will soon be available to people of any faith through the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock.
The Maria Goretti Network will hold the first meeting of its Arkansas chapter at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Conway in November.
Miguel Prats, a sexual abuse survivor, co-founded the Texas-based nonprofit with the Rev. Gavin Vavarek in 2004. Prats suggested they name the organization in honor of Maria Goretti, the patron saint of rape victims and abused children.
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