HARTFORD, Conn., May 22 (UPI) -- The Connecticut Supreme Court decided Friday to open legal files in 23 lawsuits claiming abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Bridgeport diocese.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, announced that a priest, who was accused by several people of sexual misconduct, has HIV.
MOSCOW, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The new bishop of the Catholic diocese in European Russia, Bishop Paulo Pezzi, took office in Moscow Saturday.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 26 (UPI) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane in western Washington, facing $200 million in sex abuse claims, plans to sell its headquarters and other property.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A bankruptcy judge in Oregon has ruled that the Archdiocese of Portland, not its member parishes, owns Roman Catholic churches and schools.
DALLAS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of how the Dallas Roman Catholic diocese handles allegations of sexual misconduct against priests.
BOSTON, April 2 (UPI) -- A Roman Catholic diocese in California is suing the Boston archdiocese in the clergy sex abuse scandal, authorities said. It is believed to be the first civil suit of its kind in the United States.
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HARTFORD, Conn., March 17 (UPI) -- New York Cardinal Edward M. Egan allowed several priests accused of sexual abuse to continue their duties for years while he led a Connecticut diocese, the Hart
