For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Demands March 10, 2026 By Kimberlee Kruesi and Leah Willingham The sound of the school nurse’s office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts and fear of...
Report Lays Out Decades of Child Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rhode Island Diocese March 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Rhode Island officials have released a report blasting the Catholic Diocese of Providence for what it calls a “well-worn pattern”...
Settlement Approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to Pay Hundreds of Abuse Victims December 10, 2025 By Jack Brook he New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a...
Judge Approves Chapter 11 Plan for Rochester Diocese With $246M Claims Fund September 8, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday signed off on a $246 million fund to pay abuse claims as part of...
Trenton Diocese Withdraws Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Sex Abuse Coverage August 8, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against four liability insurers over coverage for...
New Orleans Archdiocese to Pay $179M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse May 22, 2025 By Jack Brook The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement...
Norwich Catholic Diocese Files Chapter 11 Plan With $30M Fund for Survivors September 10, 2024 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich and its parishes, along with its insurer Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America, have...
Dozens of Catholic Priests and Nuns Accused of Child Abuse in Missouri Lawsuits July 29, 2024 By Jim Salter ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by...
Chubb Wins Latest Battle With New York Diocese in Bid to Avoid Sex Abuse Claims April 24, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York state appeals court has reinstated Chubb insurance companies’ bid for judgments declaring that they are not obligated...
Brooklyn Diocese Settles with New York AG for Mishandling Clergy Sex Abuse Cases April 18, 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to address years of...