Anyone who believes that the Archdiocese of Portaland is responsible for causing him or her any injury or harm including child sexual abuse by a member of the clergy or an employee has until April 29, 2005 to file a claim.
The legal notice is part of an extensive campaign launched by the Arhdiocese to […]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County has reached a settlment with 87 victims of sexual abuse by priests and lay employees for a sum that reportedly would exceed the record $85 million paid by the Archdiocese of Boston last year.
The New York Times reported that the payment is at least 100 million. The record […]

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston allowed priests accused of abuse to remain in ministry of failed to persuade them to receive residential psychiatric treatment, according to 2200 pages of church documents released by lawyers for plaintiffs in a lawsuit involving the Rev. Paul R. Shanley, who is accused of molesting several boys. The church […]

BOSTON — Judge Constance M. Sweeny ordered today that 11,000 documents concerning the church’s handling of 65 priests accused of sexually abusing children be made available to the public. Last Friday, the archdiocese complied with a court order to give the documents to lawyers for four young men who claim Rev. Paul R. Shanley molested […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester announced Tuesday that it will pay $5 million to settle lawsuits brought by more than 60 people who said they were sexually abused by priests in New Hampshire. Peter Hutchins said the diocese had agreed to settle the civil claims filed by 62 of his clients […]