Vatican Panel Says Catholic Church Is Failing Abuse Survivors
A Vatican commission says Church leaders continue to fail survivors of clergy sexual abuse, citing weak accountability, poor communication, and lack of transparency.
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A Vatican commission says Church leaders continue to fail survivors of clergy sexual abuse, citing weak accountability, poor communication, and lack of transparency.
A former New Orleans priest has been denied bond after being extradited to face multiple child sexual abuse charges. Prosecutors call the case a grave breach of trust.
The Albany Diocese reached a multi-million-dollar settlement just before its first sexual abuse trial, avoiding public testimony about decades of clergy cover-ups under Bishop Howard Hubbard.
A bankruptcy judge has allowed some lawsuits against the Santa Rosa Diocese to proceed to trial, giving survivors a path to justice and exposing potential church liability.
A New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling blocks survivors from using the state’s 2020 law abolishing time limits for sexual abuse lawsuits, citing constitutional grounds. This ruling, however, should not discourage survivors from learning their legal rights or coming forward.
After agreeing to a record $323 million clergy abuse settlement, Long Island’s Diocese of Rockville Centre, one of the nation’s largest diocese, has filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy revives debate over how the Church uses the legal maneuver to manage survivor claims.
A $180 million settlement for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors faces a new challenge as bondholders threaten to block the deal over financial disputes.
Washington’s attorney general and the Catholic Church reached a rare compromise preserving both clergy reporting duties and the sacred seal of confession.
Attorneys for sexual abuse survivors are condemning the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s $33 million offer as “offensive” and “reprehensible,” arguing it falls far short of justice for hundreds of victims.
A New Jersey jury awards $5 million to a former Delbarton School student in a landmark clergy sexual abuse case, marking the state’s first verdict of its kind.