The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a "substantial" number of sexual abuse claims brought against clergy, Rev. Joseph Brennan, bishop of the diocese ...

“What I’m most passionate about is the reason we’re here is Thanksgiving, that’s what the word Eucharist means,” said Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresn ...

Fresno serves as the economic hub of Fresno County and California's San Joaquin Valley. The unincorporated area and rural cities surrounding Fresno remain predominantly tied to large-scale ...

After a four-year court battle, the Diocese of Rockville Centre has reached an agreement with hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse that calls for the church to pay a total of just over $ ...

The Diocese of Rockville Centre, the largest Catholic diocese in the U.S. to go bankrupt, reached a $320 million settlement with sex-abuse victims that paves the way to end its four-year-old ...

After four years of negotiations in federal bankruptcy court, the Diocese of Rockville Centre agreed on Sept. 26 to pay $323 million to about 600 survivors of abuse that in some cases dated back ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of financial losses from settlements paid to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Vermont's last remaining ...

The Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York last year proposed a plan that offered $200 million to approximately 600 survivors of abuse, the largest-ever settlement offer made in diocesan ...

In a federal lawsuit filed by 11 individuals, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and its Bishop Edward Rice in his official capacity are accused of enabling and concealing ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Bishop Mark Seitz's father, Theodore "Ted" Seitz, has died. The Diocese of El Paso announced the news on its official Facebook page Wednesday. The diocese says Seitz's ...

Today, those victims finally reached a $320.5 million settlement with the Diocese of Rockville Centre. “The majority of our clients are in their 60’s and 70’s – they have been waiting ...