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Sacramento is the 33rd U.S. diocese to declare bankruptcy as a result of the sexual abuse scandal. The Diocese of Sacramento announced on Monday that they had officially filed for ...

The Diocese of Sacramento will seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after more than 250 lawsuits claiming sexual abuse by clergy and other staff, Bishop Jaime Soto said on Saturday. Soto said ...

A Roman Catholic priest received a life sentence Friday for his convictions on five counts related to sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met ...

After years of denial, a notorious former New Orleans church leader admitted in an interview that he sexually molested or harassed several teenagers during his career. CBS affiliate WWL-TV in New ...

A Baltimore judge on Tuesday ordered that redactions be lifted for all but three of the names blacked out from a report on the history of sex abuse within the ...

A secret memo written by attorneys for victims of clergy sexual abuse says more than 300 New Orleans Catholic clerics have been accused of abuse in the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case ...

As hundreds of sexual abuse survivors keep waiting for years to see any money from a bankrupt New Orleans Archdiocese, new court filings show the church is paying $25 million ...

Former Catholic priest Patrick Wattigny has pleaded guilty to two counts of molestation of a juvenile in court Wednesday and was sentenced to five years in prison. The judge also ...

Your browser does not support the video tag. A judge will review the Maryland Attorney General's report on alleged sexual abuse by priests within the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Circuit ...

The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento could go bankrupt as it faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of minors, a letter from Bishop Jaime Soto reads. "I am committed to ...

A Roman Catholic priest accused of collecting thousands of child pornography images while serving overseas and then bringing them with him when he returned to the United States has been ...

One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States announced a settlement agreement Tuesday to resolve a bankruptcy case in New Mexico that resulted from a clergy sex abuse ...

A priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Church was named in a lawsuit claiming that the priest sexually battered a parishioner in 2020 and Bishop Richard Stika allowed him to continue ...

If you’re driving through Jefferson Parish, you’ll spot beautiful, abandoned buildings that sit on Barataria Boulevard. Although the striking exterior of the buildings can quickly catch your eye, it’s the ...

New York City is issuing a COVID vaccine mandate for employees of Catholic schools, yeshivas and other private schools. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday workers need to get their ...

A local priest made a surprising move when he admitted to raping an altar boy 30 years ago. Father Geoff Drew pleaded guilty to the charges just a week before ...

The first of possible multiple charges came this week for Michael Gutgsell, a longtime priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha. The 73-year-old Gutgsell is charged with theft of over $154,000 ...

Fernando Cristancho, a former Catholic priest in Harford County, pleaded guilty on Monday to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s ...

A pastor from Bossier City is facing charges after being accused of possessing and distributing images and videos of sexual abuse of children, and sexually abusing animals. Attorney General Jeff ...

Over 100 incidents of attacks on Catholic statues and structures have occurred in North America in 2020. A 244-year-old Spanish mission in Orange County that was already shuttered due to ...

A Catholic church community in Westmoreland County is on edge and looking for answers after several acts of vandalism. Father Sam Lamendola of St. Joseph Parish in Derry said there ...