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Diocese of Oakland says it will pay up to $200 million for hundreds of abuse claims
Some advocates criticized the proposal. Dan McNevin, a volunteer with the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said it... Read more
Vermont diocese files for bankruptcy amid more sex abuse lawsuits
“While my heart is heavy with the decision to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, such weight pales in comparison to the... Read more
New York Diocese of Rockville Centre announces $323 million abuse settlement
The amount represents the largest settlement in U.S. diocesan bankruptcy history. It will be distributed to about 600 abuse survivors. Read more
How a Supreme Court ruling on bankruptcy could affect Catholic abuse lawsuits
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on bankruptcy law will “absolutely” have a significant effect on U.S. Church abuse lawsuits,... Read more
Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims, bishop says
The bankruptcy filing comes after plaintiffs lodged 154 sex abuse complaints against the diocese. Read more
Baltimore archbishop attends bankruptcy hearing, listens to testimony from abuse victims
“To the victim-survivors who long to hear that someone is sorry for the trauma they endured and for its life-altering... Read more
Baltimore Archdiocese sues insurers over abuse claims coverage
The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in September 2023 ahead of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for... Read more
Sacramento Diocese files for bankruptcy in wake of more than 250 abuse allegations
The process will create a fund “to be distributed to victim-survivors as equitably as possible,” the diocese stated. Read more
Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims
The Diocese of Buffalo in New York has announced the sale of its headquarters in downtown Buffalo nearly four years... Read more
Diocese of Sacramento to file for bankruptcy amid over 250 clergy abuse lawsuits
The bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, announced on Saturday that the diocese will file for bankruptcy amid a... Read more
New York diocese offers $200 million to abuse victims in largest-ever settlement offer
The plan includes an immediate cash payout of a minimum of $100,000 to claimants with a lawsuit and a $50,000... Read more
New Orleans Archdiocese says parishes will be asked to help pay for clergy abuse settlements
Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced that parishes, schools, and ministries will have to help pay out the archdiocese’s clergy abuse claims. Read more
San Francisco Archdiocese announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone earlier in August had warned that the filing was “very likely” in response to “more than 500... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: Chapter 11 bankruptcy for San Francisco ‘very likely’
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone on Friday revealed that it was “very likely” that the archdiocese would be filing for... Read more
UPDATED: Which U.S. dioceses have declared bankruptcy? Here’s a map
More than two dozen U.S. dioceses, including two in U.S. overseas territories, have entered into bankruptcy proceedings, the vast majority... Read more
Another New York diocese files for bankruptcy
The bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg said the decision to file for bankruptcy follows almost 140 sexual abuse lawsuits... Read more
Oakland Diocese files for bankruptcy following sexual abuse lawsuits
The Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy protection amid hundreds of accusations of clergy sexual abuse, Bishop Michael Barber... Read more
Oakland Diocese considers filing for bankruptcy with 330 abuse lawsuits pending
The bishop told the faithful he is giving “strong consideration” to filing for bankruptcy in order to respond to hundreds... Read more
Facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, Albany Diocese to declare bankruptcy
The diocese has been named in more than 400 lawsuits filed from August 2019 to August 2021 under the Child... Read more
Citing abuse lawsuits, California’s smallest diocese files for bankruptcy
The Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in northern California said on Monday that it will file for bankruptcy due to... Read more
