MILWAUKEE - (AP) The Vatican has been served with court papers stemming from decades-old allegations of sexual abuse against a now-deceased priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf, attorneys for the accuser and the Vatican said Tuesday. Jeff Anderson... Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. - (AP) A federal judge in Oregon ruled Thursday that the Vatican must respond to certain requests for information from a man who says he was molested by a priest in the 1960s. The man known in court documents as John V. Doe filed suit eight... Read More
PHILADELPHIA - (AP) The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was hit Monday with the fourth in a series of new lawsuits that blame church officials for failing to protect children from sexually abusive priests. The lawsuits mirror accusations made by city prosecutors... Read More
CHICAGO - (AP) A lawyer says he's suing the Vatican on behalf of a woman whose son was sexually abused by a Chicago priest in an effort to hold the Holy See responsible for covering up abuse. Attorney Jeff Anderson says the Vatican engaged in a criminal... Read More
MIAMI – (AP) A Mississippi man who says he was molested by a Fort Myers priest when he sought after-school tutoring in the late 1960s has sued two Roman Catholic dioceses, claiming they actively concealed the sexual abuse. The lawsuit was filed... Read More
BOSTON - (AP) An order of Roman Catholic nuns has sued the Boston Archdiocese and Cardinal Sean O'Malley after years of failed efforts to withdraw from a church-run pension fund. The Daughters of St. Paul have asked the Supreme Judicial Court to order... Read More
LOS ANGELES - (AP) A California appeals court ruled Thursday that psychiatric and other confidential records of Franciscan friars accused of sex abuse should be made public in a long-awaited decision that could speed the release of similar documents about... Read More
MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) The attorney for a man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by a now-deceased priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf says the Vatican has refused to be served with a lawsuit over the matter. St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson... Read More
NEW YORK - (AP) The now-defunct St. Vincent's Hospital was destroyed by mismanagement as it teetered at the edge of bankruptcy including a $278,000 golf outing and more than $100 million in unspecified spending for just one year, according to a lawsuit... Read More
BOSTON - (AP) An order of Roman Catholic nuns has withdrawn a lawsuit alleging the Boston Archdiocese didn't allow it to withdraw its portion of a church-run pension fund. The two sides said in a statement Wednesday they'd reached a resolution... Read More
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - (AP) Two men have sued the Knights of Columbus alleging they were sexually abused decades ago by a leader of the Catholic fraternal organization's youth program. Jeffrey Herman, attorney for the men, said he believes the lawsuits... Read More
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - (AP) The Knights of Columbus, citing a statute of limitations, asked a judge to dismiss lawsuits by two men who say a youth leader sexually abused them decades ago. The men sued the New Haven-based group in December and said a former... Read More
PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A man suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says clergy covered up sexual assault allegations against a Roman Catholic priest who molested him in the 1990s. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the city's Court of Common... Read More
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - (AP) A Pennsylvania couple secretly videotaped a Roman Catholic priest having sex with their 18-year-old daughter in the basement of their home and are now suing, saying he got her pregnant. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Berks County... Read More
(AP) Lawyers involved with the Delaware Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's $77 million settlement with nearly 150 alleged victims of sexual abuse said the church's agreement to release unredacted documents is a historic step toward making sure it... Read More