Diocese’s Sex Abuse Claims Fund to Get $180 Million Boost to Pay Survivors February 19, 2026 The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey and several holdout insurers have agreed to add $180 million to a trust...
Spanish Bishops to Allow Government to Oversee Compensation for Sex Abuse Victims January 13, 2026 By Joseph Wilson and Nicole Winfield Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed to let the Spanish government’s ombudsman have the final say in the church’s compensation of victims...
Archdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims December 9, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay...
Vatican Report Calls for Reparations for Abuse Victims And Tougher Sanctions for Abusers October 21, 2025 By Nicole Winfield The Vatican’s child protection board said the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse...
Judge Approves Chapter 11 Plan for Diocese With $246M Claims Fund September 9, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday signed off on a $246 million fund to pay abuse claims as part of...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Rockville Centre Diocese $320M Sex Abuse Claims Fund November 20, 2024 A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a Chapter 11 plan for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York...
Bankruptcy Court Approves New Jersey Diocese’s $87.5M Plan for Abuse Victims March 19, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Almost three-and-one-half years after the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey filed for bankruptcy citing financial effects from the pandemic...