PORTLAND---Dioceses in four New England states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont) have launched a third-party, independent system for individuals to report abuse by Catholic bishops. It is designed to confidentially receive information reporting possible violations by bishops in the dioceses that make up the Boston Province: Archdiocese of Boston (MA), Diocese of Fall River (MA), Diocese of Worcester (MA), Diocese of Springfield (MA), Diocese of Burlington (VT), Diocese of Manchester (NH), and Diocese of Portland (ME).