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After 4 years, Syracuse Catholic diocese moves closer to exiting bankruptcy, paying victims
The Post-Standard· 4 days agoBishop Douglas Lucia said entering bankruptcy was the only way to address the claims, which now...
KCK archdiocese substantiates child sexual abuse allegations against retired priest
The Kansas City Star· 3 days agoThe Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors involving a retired priest, church officials announced Friday. The archdiocese ...
Buffalo Diocese to merge one-third of parishes in push to ‘rightsize and reshape’
WIVB via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBishop Fisher said examining how local Catholic schools fit into this structure is still being...
Bishop: Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy in August
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFacing more than 150 claims of abuse by clergy, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced Tuesday it plans to file a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August. The ...
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is closing parishes; 34 percent of parishes will be merged in plan to...
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 6 days agoThe diocese hosted a news conference at Saint Philip the Apostle in Cheektowaga where it discussed...
Pope Francis apologizes for using anti-gay slurs
The Salt Lake Tribune· 6 days agoVatican City • During a closed-door meeting with 200 Italian bishops last week, Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory terms to describe gay people...
Diocese of Buffalo to Merge a Third of its Parishes
National Catholic Register· 5 days agoBishop Michael Fisher said in a May 28 video statement that 34% of its parishes — about 55 parishes — will be merged in a process of “rightsizing and...
'It's not enough': Parents, advocates demand more from Cleveland Catholic Diocese after resignation...
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 4 days agoDiocese of Cleveland after a News 5 Investigation exposed a convicted sex offender being allowed to help lead masses. The pastor at St. Thomas More Church in Brooklyn was ...
Fresno's Roman Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy as new sexual abuse claims soar
LA Times via AOL· 3 days agoFresno diocese leader Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said the move to file for bankruptcy was necessary...
Diocese of Greensburg asks police to investigate possible cover-up of staff criminal record
National Catholic Reporter· 4 days agoIt is unclear why such charges were not initially flagged when he began work at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in 2012, given that the U.S. bishops began establishing safe environment ...