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Ruing past boarding-school abuses, US Catholic bishops consider new outreach to Native Americans
Houston Chronicle· 15 hours agoU.S. bishops want to assure Native Catholics that they don’t need to feel torn between their Native...
Catholic diocese will seek bankruptcy protection from hundreds of sex-abuse claims
U-T San Diego· 16 hours agoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced Thursday that it plans to return to U.S....
Southern Baptists poised to ban churches with female pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider
The Buffalo News· 5 days agoFrom its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing...
Louisiana Supreme Court reopens window for lawsuits by adult victims of childhood sex abuse
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 2 days agoNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The s…
San Diego Diocese to file for bankruptcy in the wake of hundreds of abuse claims
KPBS San Diego· 19 hours agoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced today that it will file for bankruptcy in the wake of hundreds of legal claims from alleged sexual < ...
More child abuse victims can sue after Louisiana Supreme Court reversal
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJustices overturned their decision from March that declared a “lookback window” for lawsuits over...
Virginia Beach pastor faces ultimatum from Richmond Diocese following sex abuse scandal
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 3 days agoThe fallout continues at Saint John the Apostle's Church, following a sex abuse scandal that stunned...
‘Lookback window’ extended for child abuse survivors to file lawsuits in Louisiana
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 days agoChild abuse survivors may have more time as adults to file lawsuits against their perpetrators under...
Anger and sadness at Sunday Mass as news of church mergers and closings sinks in
The Buffalo News· 5 days agoAt Blessed Sacrament Church in the Town of Tonawanda, Father Martin Gallagher made official the news...