Vermont Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid More Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
Bishop John McDermott addressed the decision to file and apologized to victims of clergy abuse.
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Clergy Sex-Abuse Victim Cries Foul Over How Kamala Harris Treated Him Two Decades Ago
Joey Piscitelli told the Register that during the seven-year period Harris served as San Francisco’s district attorney, she repeatedly declined his requests to release relevant documents and to meet with him.
New York Diocese Offers $200 Million to Abuse Victims in Largest-Ever Settlement Offer
Rockville Centre is one of six in the state to have declared bankruptcy; only the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn have not filed for bankruptcy.
Vatican Expert to Go to Bolivia to Examine the Progress Being Made in Sex-Abuse Prevention
Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu, an official of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will travel to the country.
Cardinal O’Malley: Vatican Abuse Commission Is Now More ‘Impact-Focused’
At the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which took place May 3-6, members adopted several new policies and updates in an attempt to address the sexual-abuse crisis.
Maryland Attorney General Report on Archdiocese of Baltimore Abuse Claims to Identify More Than 600 Victims
The 463-page redacted report details alleged sexual abuse committed by 156 people — most of them clergy — with connections to the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Baltimore Archbishop Addresses Evil of Clergy Child Abuse Ahead of Expected Public Report
Baltimore Archbishop William Lori in a letter addressed ‘the evil of child abuse’ ahead of the expected release of an attorney general disclosure. While admitting the Church’s failings during the investigated period, Archbishop Lori’s letter asserted that the archdiocese has changed its policies and become a leader in responding to and combating the sexual abuse of children by clergy.
Phil Saviano, Survivor of Clerical Abuse Featured in ‘Spotlight,’ Dies at 69
Saviano’s funeral will be held Dec. 3 at his childhood parish.
Rochester Diocese Says it Has Acted in ‘Good Faith’ in Mediation with Abuse Survivors
In court papers filed on Tuesday, attorneys for the unsecured creditors committee argued that court-ordered mediation has been unsuccessful and the diocese has not offered acceptable compensation.
London Prays: A Spiritual Response to the Abuse Crisis
A day of prayer, a healing ministry and a public act of atonement respond to deep wounds.
