Publication: Times Union
Albany Diocese Agrees to Pay $148M to Settle Hundreds of Sexual Abuse Claims
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has agreed to pay $148 million to settle claims filed by more than 400 people who allege they were sexually abused as children by ...
Albany Diocese Agrees to $8M Settlement on Eve of Sex Abuse Trial
Payout heads off trial that would have focused on ex-Bishop Howard J. Hubbard's coverup of allegations against priests who victimized children. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has agreed to ...
Albany Victims of Sexual Abuse Get to Tell Their Stories
Dozens of people who allege they were sexually abused as children by priests and other employees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany are scheduled to share their stories of ...
He’s Not Laughing Now: Court Ruling Devastating Blow for Dolan’s Archdiocese
A state appellate court delivered a devastating blow to the Archdiocese of New York in a unanimous decision Tuesday that found the Catholic organization’s longtime insurer can move forward with ...
Albany Becomes 28th U.S. Diocese to Declare Bankruptcy
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it grapples with the financial impact of hundreds of civil claims resulting from decades of child ...
Albany Diocese Offered $20M For ‘Global Settlement’ With Victims Of Abuse
A longtime attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany inadvertently disclosed during a court conference last week that it had recently offered $20 million toward a "global settlement" involving ...
Judge Orders Archdiocese to Turn Over Records on Howard Hubbard
A state Supreme Court justice has ordered the Archdiocese of New York to turn over roughly 1,400 pages of internal records related to its investigations of Howard J. Hubbard, rejecting ...
Lawsuit Alleges NY Priest Who Accused Bishop Hubbard of Violating Celibacy was Himself an Abuser
The priest who died by suicide after allegedly trying to prove former Bishop Howard Hubbard violated his vow of celibacy with other priests is among the nearly two dozen Albany ...
New York AG Reaches Out to State DAs to Investigate Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse
The state attorney general on Friday announced a preliminary step into investigating sex abuse by Catholic priests in New York in the wake of a grand jury investigation undertaken by ...