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A landmark jury award in Minnesota has reignited national scrutiny of the Catholic Church’s abuse crisis, just as more lawsuits against the Diocese move ahead. The case marks one of the largest post-bankruptcy clergy abuse jury verdicts in the Upper Midwest.
After a year of delays, the Catholic Diocese of Fresno has filed for bankruptcy amid 153 clergy sexual abuse claims. Advocates warn this move will delay justice, suppress survivor voices, and block future claims. Attorneys and support groups say the decision prioritizes institutional preservation over accountability and healing.
A Louisiana jury just awarded $2.4M to a man who says he was abused by a Catholic camp director in the 1960s, thanks to a revived law allowing survivors to sue decades later. The outcome could reshape what clergy abuse victims across the country are owed.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has cleared the way for a long-delayed grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse and potential cover-ups in the Camden Diocese.
From West Seneca to Batavia, some parishioners within the Buffalo Catholic Diocese are angered to learn that their donations—raised through years of tithing, BBQs, and raffles—are being used to pay millions toward a $150 million clergy abuse settlement. As faith in church leadership falters, many now question what the future holds for their parishes and spiritual community.
A former janitor at a Maywood church has settled a sexual abuse lawsuit against the L.A. Archdiocese for $500,000 in a case that stems from 2019. The settlement is outside the scope of last year’s massive $880 million agreement.
After five years of stalled negotiations, survivors and attorneys clash over a proposed $240 million clergy abuse settlement in New Orleans. Will it pass?
Vermont’s Catholic Diocese is facing 118 new clergy abuse claims as part of a growing bankruptcy case. Survivors hope a court presentation will give voice to decades of silence.
After years of secret court battles, the Camden Diocese says it will no longer oppose a grand jury probe into clergy sexual abuse. But questions remain about whether the investigation will proceed.
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff brings renewed attention to his past handling of clerical abuse cases and his vision for Church reform.