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To Shield Its Parishes, Vermont Diocese Wants to Pull Its Bankruptcy Filing

Facing a ruling that could expose its local parishes and schools to liability, no progress in settlement talks, and rising litigation costs, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlingto...

Diocese not liable for expelled student's suicide

Read the ruling here. Source: Courthouse News Service

Child Sexual Abuse Allegations at Former Holy Angels Parish in Chicago

Parents who enrolled their children at Holy Angels Catholic School in Chicago had every reason to expect that the adults responsible for their education and religious instruction w...

‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock

Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck Survivors of child rape and other sexual abuse within New Orleans’s Roman...

‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock

Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck Survivors of child rape and other sexual abuse within New Orleans’s Roman...

Acusaciones de Abuso Sexual Infantil en la Antigua Parroquia Holy Angels de Chicago

Las familias que enviaban a sus hijos a la escuela católica Holy Angels de Chicago confiaban en que los sacerdotes, maestros y demás adultos responsables de su educación y formació...

Insurers Will Pay Out Extra $30 Million in Winona-Rochester Diocese Abuse Settlement

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Insurer agrees to $30 million settlement over abuse claims against Minnesota diocese

U.S. Fire Insurance has agreed to pay $30 million to settle abuse claims on behalf of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, narrowly avoiding a jury trial. 

Database of accused clergy unveiled as Chicago Archdiocese abuse payouts exceed $400M

The Chicago Archdiocese said it has paid out over $400 million to abuse survivors. The announcement came on the heels of a law firm's launch of a national database of clergy it say...

New national database lists clergy accused of sexual abuse

New abuse settlements within the Archdiocese of Chicago amount to about $5.5 million, adding to the more than $400 million already paid out to abuse survivors.

Woman accuses dioceses of covering up priest’s sexual misconduct

A Kansas woman filed a lawsuit alleging that a priest sexually harassed her for months while he also faced unrelated criminal charges of molesting a child.

Woman sues former priest, local church, saying he made unwanted sexual contact

A woman is suing a former Manhattan priest, Seven Dolors Catholic Church and its parent organizations because she said the priest made “unwanted sexual contact,” coerced and sexual...

Compensation for Abuse in the French Church: Nearly 2,000 survivors have asked to be heard and/or to receive compensatio...

At a Paris briefing on September 22, INIRR president Marie Derain de Vaucresson said the authority’s experience had yielded lessons not only for the Church but also for civil socie...

New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.

Nearly 1,000 Children Allegedly Abused by Catholic Clerics inSpringfield, Worcester and Fall River Dioceses

Investigation By Massachusetts Attorney General Revealed Over 270 Clergy Members Were Involved SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (October 1, 2026) – A new report by the Massachusetts Atto...

Alleged victims of paedophile priest may seek winding up of school if damages not paid

Lawyers threaten petition against St Colman’s College in Newry over alleged abuse by paedophile priest Malachy Finegan

Editorial: The church still waits to hear a full confession from the hierarchy

Bankruptcy is not enough to "move beyond" the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis. The clerical/hierarchical culture has yet to square up with the reality of bishops' betrayal of th...

Judge Rejects Oakland Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Plan After Years of Litigation

A federal judge has rejected the Oakland Catholic Diocese’s fourth bankruptcy plan, finding that its case for special treatment and some financial estimates fell short, sending the...

Court ruling narrows religious employer shield in benefits discrimination

A 4th Circuit decision in a Catholic nonprofit case puts spousal exclusions under new legal scrutiny

Chicago Archdiocese to Pay $5.5 Million to 9 Abuse Victims

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An ‘Old Boy’s Network’: Groundbreaking Report Exposes Decades of Catholic Clergy Abuse and Ongoing Protection of Abusers

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell released a 203-page report on Sept. 30 showing more than 270 Catholic priests abused at least 1,000 children over several decades in...

Judge's ruling vindicates Cardinal Ouellet in abuse lawsuit; accuser ordered to pay damages

The cardinal has promised to donate the damages he was awarded to organizations fighting against sexual abuse experienced by Indigenous Canadians.

Abuse claimants fight Vermont Catholic Church plan to sell Rice Memorial High to supporters

Clemishire takes defamation case against Robert Morris to Texas Supreme Court

Cindy Clemishire traveled from her native Oklahoma to Austin on Thursday to ask the Texas Supreme Court to revive her defamation lawsuit against Robert Morris, his wife and current...