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Abuse Coverage August 8, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against four liability insurers over coverage for...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...
Bankruptcy Court Approves Camden Diocese’s $87.5M Plan for Abuse Victims March 18, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Almost three-and-one-half years after the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey filed for bankruptcy citing financial effects from the pandemic...
Baltimore Archdiocese Suspends Monk Who Paid to Settle Sex Harassment Complaint October 19, 2023 A Benedictine monk has been suspended from ministry after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment...
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Survivors’ ‘Hopeless’ Bid to Sue Rockville Diocese Insurers October 5, 2023 The judge overseeing the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy has denied a request by the committee representing sexual abuse...
Judge Orders Camden Diocese to Rework Bankruptcy Plan After Insurers’ Complaints September 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated...