The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey must rework its bankruptcy plan to better protect insurers from invalid and inflated sexual abuse claims and unreasonable attorneys’ fees. Citing some concerns raised by insurers, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerrold Poslusny Jr. declined …
A California lawmaker said this week that the state should require clergy members to report suspected child abuse or neglect even if they learn of it during confession. Clergy members are among a list of more than 40 “mandated reporters,” …
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee would pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a settlement plan decried by advocates for those abused by clergy as paltry but praised by the archbishop as a “rebirth.” …
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee says it has reached a settlement with one of its major insurers as it works to resolve its bankruptcy case. The Wisconsin archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2011, saying it wouldn’t have the money to pay …