Diocese of Buffalo Announces Sale of Headquarters to Pay Sex Abuse Victims
The diocese said it purchased its headquarters building in 1985.
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Roberta Drury, a Catholic Victim of Buffalo Shooting, ‘Reflected God’s Love’
During his homily at Drury’s May 21 funeral Mass at Assumption Catholic Church in Syracuse, New York, Father Nicholas Spano said Christ’s disciples have the mission of reflecting the light of God.
More Than 900 Abuse Claims Filed Against Buffalo Diocese Under Child Victims Act
The lookback window, which closed Aug. 14, allowed child sex abuse victims to file lawsuits after their statute of limitations had ended.
Former Buffalo Seminary Professor Pleads Guilty to Stalking Investigative Reporter
On six separate occasions, Lubienecki left harassing voicemails for Specht during the reporter's investigation into allegations of clerical sex abuse in the Buffalo diocese and at Christ the King seminary.
Buffalo’s New Bishop Focuses on His Faith as He Addresses the Challenges That Await Him
Bishop-designate Michael Fisher will officially take the reins of the scandal-plagued diocese Jan. 15.
Bishop Malone and Buffalo Diocese Sued by NY AG Over Clergy Abuse
The Buffalo diocese filed for bankruptcy in February of this year, after it was named in hundreds of clergy sex abuse lawsuits filed in New York courts.
Buffalo Diocese Cuts Off ‘All Financial Support’ for Accused Priests
Canon law requires that dioceses provide for the "decent support" of all incardinated clerics, with bishops required to offer at least the provision for basic sustenance, even to clerics not in ministry.
Bishop Malone Suspended Priest Secretary Who Leaked Chancery Tapes
In September 2019, Fr. Biernat took recordings of several conversations with Bishop Malone to a local media outlet.
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Buffalo’s Bishop Edward Grosz
In September, a priest who was sexually abused as a seminarian alleged that Bishop Grosz responded to his 2003 report of the abuse by threatening his vocation.
Diocese of Buffalo Files for Bankruptcy
The announcement follows a year in which allegations of a cover-up of clergy sex abuse were made against the diocese.
