Philadelphia Archdiocese Settles $3.5 Million Sex Abuse Suit Involving 14 Year-Old Boy

Philadelphia Archdiocese Settles $3.5 Million Sex Abuse Suit Involving 14 Year-Old Boy

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in Delaware County nearly two decades ago ...
Philadelphia Police Arrest New York Priest on Child Sexual Abuse Charges

Philadelphia Police Arrest New York Priest on Child Sexual Abuse Charges

Garisto was a longtime teacher and administrator at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in Huguenot. The Philadelphia allegations mark the third time the priest has been accused of sexual misconduct ...
Philly Archdiocese to Pay $126 Million in Sex-Abuse Settlements

Philly Archdiocese to Pay $126 Million in Sex-Abuse Settlements

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Tuesday that it expects to pay $126 million to sexual-abuse victims under a reparations program announced in 2018. The archdiocese said its Independent ...
Philly Priest Accused of Child Molestation Found ‘Unsuitable for Ministry’

Philly Priest Accused of Child Molestation Found ‘Unsuitable for Ministry’

A Philadelphia Catholic priest who was placed on administrative leave in January after being accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1980s, has been found to be “unsuitable for ...
Harrisburg Diocese: Man Who Claims Sex Abuse by Two Priests Sues for Fraud, Conspiracy

Harrisburg Diocese: Man Who Claims Sex Abuse by Two Priests Sues for Fraud, Conspiracy

A Missouri man claims the Diocese of Harrisburg and two of its bishops enabled two priests decades ago to sexually assault him as a child or worked to cover up ...
PA Attorney General: ‘The Vatican had Knowledge of the Cover-Up’

PA Attorney General: ‘The Vatican had Knowledge of the Cover-Up’

Vatican officials knew of efforts to cover up sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday morning during appearances on two national news shows. "We have ...