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$10 million settlement reached in clergy child sexual abuse case in Orange, LA counties

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Officials with the Los Angeles Archdiocese declined to comment on the terms of the settlement. But in a statement church officials noted that one of the accused priests was at a parish that was under the control of the Archdiocese…[Continue Reading...]

A statue of late cardinal accused of abuse removed from outside a German cathedral

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BERLIN -- A scandal centering on sexual abuse allegations against a long-deceased cardinal has created a “very difficult situation” for the troubled Catholic Church in Germany, a top German bishop said Monday, hours after a statue of the late cleric…[Continue Reading...]

The Catholic Church’s latest scandals in the US

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The Catholic Church is not new to controversy. The institution's actions prompted The Boston Globe's Pulitzer-winning spotlight investigation detailing the pedophilic transgressions of Catholic priests and enabling evasive maneuvers of their bishops. However, there are many other scandals involving the church, including more…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic Archdioceses in California file for bankruptcy amid clergy sex abuse claims

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This week the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy protection. Here in California, it joins the Diocese of Oakland and the Diocese of Santa Rosa, which also filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this year. And the…[Continue Reading...]

Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 15:21 pm The Archdiocese of Philadelphia agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with a man who accused a now-deceased priest of raping him about 17 years ago and alleged that the archdiocese failed…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic Diocese of Syracuse paying $100M to settle NY child sex abuse cases

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse will pay $100 million to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of the church’s clergy, religious leaders, lay employees and volunteers. The diocese — which filed for bankruptcy in June 2020 after…[Continue Reading...]

$50.75 million added to settlement for survivors of Diocese of Rochester clergy abuse

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Another $50.75 million was added to the total settlement reached by survivors in the Diocese of Rochester’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case Friday. According to the law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates, the total settlement is now…[Continue Reading...]

Archdiocese of Seattle settles 2 sexual abuse claims against clergy members

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SEATTLE - The Archdiocese of Seattle announced final settlements for two separate claims related to allegations of sexual abuse by clergy members a few decades ago. The claims involved Brother D.P. Ryan who served at O'Dea High School in Seattle…[Continue Reading...]

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