diocese News

Another Suit Against Ex-California Priest Moving Forward

Just days after a Southern California diocese announced the settlement of two child-abuse lawsuits, a lawyer says he has no plans to settle a third suit against a former Catholic priest. Attorney Anthony De Marco tells the Sun newspaper the …

Abuse Suits Settled by California Diocese For $3.8M

A Southern California diocese has paid $3.8 million to settle two child-abuse lawsuits brought against a former Catholic priest. The Diocese of San Bernardino announced Sunday that payments settling the two civil cases involving Alejandro Castillo came from a combination …

Jury Awards Brothers $700K in Wisconsin Diocese Molestation Case

An Outagamie County, Wis., jury has awarded two brothers $700,000 in a fraud trial against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The civil jury found the diocese responsible for concealing a former priest’s history of child molestation. Brothers Todd and …

Insurers in Delaware Diocese Bankruptcy Balk at $15 Million Payout

A dispute over insurance payments is threatening to blow up the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington’s bankruptcy reorganization plan. Under the plan, the diocese, its parishes and affiliated entities, would be released from legal claims related to priest sex abuse in …