Pennsylvania

Nun called to serve ‘even before birth’
- Apr 24, 2021
“I feel I was predestined even before birth,” Sister Joachim said. “I knew from an extremely young age I would enter religious life.”

By Patt Keith, The (Altoona) Mirror
Pennsylvania lawmakers move closer to letting child sex abuse victims sue
- Apr 22, 2021
For the first time, prominent Republican state senators on Wednesday put their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the law to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators or institutions that did not prevent it when it happened years or decades ago.

By Marc Levy
Unaccompanied children from border arrive in Pennsylvania
- Apr 15, 2021
About 150 unaccompanied children found at the southern border of the U.S. have arrived in northwestern Pennsylvania and will be housed at a dormitory at the Pennsylvania International Academy.

By Associated Press

Pennsylvania State House advances 2-year child sex abuse lawsuit window
- Apr 8, 2021
The Pennsylvania House approved a bill Wednesday to establish a two-year window for civil claims over childhood sexual abuse, part of a belt-and-suspenders approach that also includes a potential constitutional amendment.

By Mark Scolforo

Congregation’s lawsuit says gas pipeline violates its religious freedom
- Apr 8, 2021
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ have returned to court arguing that the existence of a 3-year-old natural gas pipeline through their land in Pennsylvania violates their religious freedom rights guaranteed under a 1993 law.

By Dennis Sadowski
Pennsylvania vote signals support for child sex abuse window in bill form
- Apr 7, 2021
The state House of Representatives showed solid support Tuesday for enacting a two-year lawsuit window for child victims of sexual abuse as a regular bill, two weeks after the Legislature gave its first round of approval to a similar constitutional amendment.

By Mark Scolforo
Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House
- Mar 25, 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday finished a new first round of approvals for a constitutional amendment giving victims of child sexual abuse the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims, but it will be 2023 at the earliest before it takes effect.

By Mark Scolforo
Pennsylvania lawmakers restart amendment process on child sex abuse suits
- Mar 24, 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers restarted the multi-year clock Tuesday on amending the state constitution to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that may have covered it up.

By Associated Press