Archdiocese of Baltimore Insurer Proposes $100-Million Settlement for Abuse Victims
The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy nearly three years ago amid a large number of allegations of sexual abuse.
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New York Archdiocese Announces $300-Million Settlement for Victims of Clergy Abuse
The archdiocese will pay one of the biggest Church payouts in U.S. history in order to compensate for the ‘horror of abuse’ by clergy there.
Pope Leo XIV Meets With 15 Abuse Survivors at the Vatican
The meeting lasted nearly three hours and was marked by listening, dialogue and prayer.
Advocacy Group Launches Campaign Urging New York Governor to Force Insurers to Pay Abuse Claims
It is not just victim advocates who have called for insurers to pay abuse claims in both New York and elsewhere. New York archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan last year said the archdiocese was launching a lawsuit against its longtime insurer.
Vermont Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid More Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
Bishop John McDermott addressed the decision to file and apologized to victims of clergy abuse.
Clergy Sex-Abuse Victim Cries Foul Over How Kamala Harris Treated Him Two Decades Ago
Joey Piscitelli told the Register that during the seven-year period Harris served as San Francisco’s district attorney, she repeatedly declined his requests to release relevant documents and to meet with him.
New York Diocese Offers $200 Million to Abuse Victims in Largest-Ever Settlement Offer
Rockville Centre is one of six in the state to have declared bankruptcy; only the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn have not filed for bankruptcy.
Vatican Expert to Go to Bolivia to Examine the Progress Being Made in Sex-Abuse Prevention
Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu, an official of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will travel to the country.
Cardinal O’Malley: Vatican Abuse Commission Is Now More ‘Impact-Focused’
At the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which took place May 3-6, members adopted several new policies and updates in an attempt to address the sexual-abuse crisis.
Maryland Attorney General Report on Archdiocese of Baltimore Abuse Claims to Identify More Than 600 Victims
The 463-page redacted report details alleged sexual abuse committed by 156 people — most of them clergy — with connections to the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
