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Facing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont’s Catholic Church files for bankruptcy
Vermont’s Catholic church has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 30 lawsuits alleging child sex abuse by clergy decades ago.
Faced with more abuse lawsuits, Catholic Diocese of Burlington files for bankruptcy
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 30 lawsuits alleging child sex abuse by clergy decades ago, according to a filing in federal bankruptcy court.
Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese remains silent after filing for bankruptcy
The state’s largest religious denomination is seeking an emergency order for permission to keep paying staff as a court is set to hold its first hearing on a church plan to reorganize finances depleted by child abuse claims.
Vermont Catholic Church Declares Bankruptcy Over Towering Debt from Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Settlements
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington filed for bankruptcy Monday as the church faces dozens of new lawsuits alleging decades-old sexual abuse by clergy, according to a court filing. The Vermont catholic church has faced allegations of child sex abuse since the early 2000s,
Vermont catholic church files for bankruptcy
Vermont catholic church has filed for bankruptcy after dozens of abuse lawsuits came to light and went to court.
Bankruptcy judge allows sex abuse lawsuits to move ahead against Buffalo Diocese parishes
A bankruptcy court judge has denied the diocese’s request to keep in place a temporary stay that since 2020 has blocked all lawsuits against parishes and other Catholic entities from moving forward in New York state courts.
Catholic Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sex Abuse Claims
The state's only Catholic diocese, which has paid out more than $30 million to survivors over the years, still faces 31 lawsuits related to decades-old claims.
Pope Francis leads the church in asking forgiveness for sins against the poor, abuse victims and the Earth
Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...
Pope Francis, ahead of Vatican summit, asks pardon for abuse, treatment of women
Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...
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‘It's been a long time’: Some Catholic parishes & schools are no longer under bankruptcy protection
Some Catholic parishes and schools, facing child victims act lawsuits, are no longer being protected under the Buffalo ...
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Pope Francis leads church in asking forgiveness for its sins on eve of Vatican summit
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Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has 'no place for abuse'
Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...
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Sarah Harte: The Catholic church can still act as a lifeboat to the disenchanted
The cultural conditions could be ripe for the Church to capitalise on a hunger in a younger Western generation for meaning ...
Pope Blasted by Belgian PM and King for Church's Sex Abuse Cover-Up
As Pope Francis' visit to Belgium continues, survivors are pushing for more than words from the Catholic Church's leader.
Pope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting 'decisively'
Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by ...
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church’s sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
The speech by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trips, ...
Pope leads top cardinals in atoning for a host of sins ahead of a new phase of reform effort
Pope Francis is asking forgiveness for host of sins on the eve of the next phase of his big reform project ROME — Pope ...