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New Orleans Archdiocese Priests Rally in Support of Archbishop Aymond

Archbishop Gregory Aymond SNAP Title: New Orleans Archdiocese Priests Rally in Support of Archbishop Aymond Author: David Hammer Publisher: WWL-TV Date: 16OCT2020 The priests of the Archdiocese wrote a letter in support of Archbishop Gregory Aymond after the church has had a tough couple of weeks. NEW ORLEANS — A little more than two weeks

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What Else is Archbishop Aymond Hiding?

Archbishop of New Orleans Title: What Else is Archbishop Aymond Hiding? Author: Kevin Bourgeois,  Publisher:  SNAP New Orleans Date: 06OCT2020 Keeping child sexual abuse a secret is something that most survivors can empathize with, but this story is a bit different. Three men shared their secret with a friend and mentor while in high school at St. John Prep over forty

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Majority of Camden Diocese Abuse Claims Left Unprocessed Amid Bankruptcy Filing

Camden Diocese Abuse Claims Title: Majority of Camden Diocese Abuse Claims Left Unprocessed Amid Bankruptcy Filing Author: Staff Publisher: National Catholic Register Date: 06OCT2020 Following Camden’s bankruptcy declaration, the remaining alleged victims — along with all of the dioceses creditors – will have a limited pot of money to draw from, and settlements will be

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Cash-strapped Buffalo Diocese wants to speed up bankruptcy case

Buffalo Diocese Bankruptcy Case Title: Cash-strapped Buffalo Diocese wants to speed up bankruptcy case Author: Jay Tokasz Publisher: The Buffalo News Date: 06OCT2020 Buffalo Diocese officials, citing a sharp decline in donations and an estimated $4 million per year in bankruptcy costs, are pleading with a federal judge to speed up its reorganization by reducing the

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Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

Catholic Abuse Prevention Flaws Title: Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans Author: David Crary (AP) Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 01OCT2020 NEW YORK — Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation

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Former De La Salle principal, fellow religious brother accused of molesting student in 1980s

Richard Langenstein Robert Gandara Title: Former De La Salle principal, fellow religious brother accused of molesting student in 1980s Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: Nola.com Date: 21SEP2020 A former principal of De La Salle High and a subordinate are accused of sexually molesting one of the Uptown school’s students in the 1980s, according to a

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Abuse survivors call trusts ‘fraudulent’

Santa Fe Trusts ‘Fraudulent’ Title: Abuse survivors call trusts ‘fraudulent’ Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 05SEP2020 Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are seeking permission from a federal bankruptcy judge to file lawsuits alleging the Archdiocese of Santa Fe engaged in a “massive and fraudulent” scheme to divert up to $246 million in assets

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Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision

State Church Abuse Lawsuits Title: Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision Author: Mark Scolforo Publisher: Associated Press Date: 14AUG2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court

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Group Of Parishioners Disappointed In Diocese Of Pittsburgh’s Changes After Grand Jury Report On Clergy Sexual Abuse

Clergy Abuse Pittsburgh Diocese Title: Group Of Parishioners Disappointed In Diocese Of Pittsburgh’s Changes After Grand Jury Report On Clergy Sexual Abuse Author: Andy Sheehan Publisher: CBS Local Pittsburgh KDKA-TV Date: 13AUG2020 The laity group Concerned Catholics for Change in Our Church says the Pittsburgh diocese has fallen shot in its plan to change following

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