An $800 million settlement for about 1,300 abuse survivors confronts a powerful institution with long-delayed accountability. Story Highlights The Archdiocese of New York agreed to pay about $800 million to roughly 1,300 survivors. Reports say each survivor gets at least $250,000, with more based on…
A Catholic bishop in Poland has been convicted for failing to report two paedophile priests in his diocese to the police. In a first for the country, a regional court found that bishop Andrzej Jeż of Tarnów, southern Poland, was…
WARSAW, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Polish Bishop Andrzej Jez was convicted on Thursday of failing to notify authorities about the sexual abuse of minors by two priests from his diocese, in the highest-profile case of its kind involving a Catholic Church leader…
After a church or ministry experiences a scandal, people expect changes and accountability. Otherwise it’s impossible to regain trust. Staying accountable is especially important when a church or organization has mishandled reports of sexual abuse. That script has become familiar,…
The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is accused of failing to adequately inform the Swiss authorities of the scale of reports of sexual misconduct by MSF staff in Chad. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has now…
Amira Abuzeid, EWTN News on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Archbishop Hicks said the settlement puts the archdiocese “on the verge of being able to … bring some measure of healing and reconciliation to all victim-survivors.” With all your heart, soul, and mind – Bishop…
A Catholic charitable organization in Wisconsin must be granted a legal exemption from the state’s unemployment tax system, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Monday, bringing to a close a years-long legal dispute that reached the nation’s highest court. Catholic Charities…
Archbishop James Golka says Colorado’s universal preschool programme unfairly excludes Catholic schools, forcing families to pay fees that other parents can cover with state funding The United States Supreme Court could save Catholic education in Colorado, Archbishop James Golka of…
In an October 24 press release, attorneys for claimants who had filed sex abuse claims against the Catholic Archdiocese of New York announced:Survivors of clergy sexual abuse and their attorneys have agreed to an $800 million settlement with approximately 1,300 survivors of…
The number of Ireland’s Catholic bishops could be reduced by as much as a third following Vatican consultations which involved Pope Leo shortly before his election to the papacy last year. Five years ago there were 26 dioceses in Ireland, each…
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