Top Vatican official says celibacy, homosexuality not cause of abuse crisis
- Dec 14, 2019
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Alleged victim sues Vatican, urges better protections for children
- Dec 12, 2019
John Bellocchio, 37, who claims former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick abused him when he was a teenager, announced at a Dec. 9 news conference the he is suing the Vatican and demanding “sweeping child protection changes.”
Clergy sex abuse lawsuits taking advantage of new law
- Dec 3, 2019
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a teenage boy in the 1990s when he was leader of the Archdiocese of Newark, according to a lawsuit filed under a newly enacted New Jersey law that gives accusers more time to make legal claims.
Judge OKs $40M settlement with Duluth diocese
- Oct 22, 2019
A federal judge has approved a $40 million settlement between the Diocese of Duluth and dozens of people who say they were abused as children by priests.
Lawyer: Chicago archdiocese has paid out $80M to law firm
- Sep 17, 2019
The Archdiocese of Chicago has paid $80 million to victims of sexual abuse by clergy represented by a single law firm alone since 2000, the Minnesota-based attorney who heads the firm told reporters.
Flurry of suits emerge as NY opens door to old abuse claims
- Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday marked the start of a one-year litigation window in New York allowing people to file civil lawsuits that had previously been barred by the state’s statute of limitations, which was one of the nation’s most restrictive before lawmakers relaxed it this year.
Victims call for Phoenix diocese to reveal all sex abusers
- Jun 27, 2019
Victims of sexual abuse and attorneys representing them on Wednesday called for the Phoenix Diocese of the Catholic church to disclose the names of all priests who have been accused of child sex crimes.
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