The church reached a settlement with the New York attorney general after a lawsuit accusing officials of a yearslong cover-up of sexual abuse. Source: New York Times
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Louis Gigante, Priest Who Led South Bronx Revival, Dies at 90
The brother of a convicted Mafia boss, he became a Democratic Party leader and a city councilman, and helped build thousands of units of housing. Source: New York Times
These Catholic Parishes Welcome New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. Community
Many of New York City’s most outwardly gay-friendly parishes are concentrated in Manhattan, a center of both gay culture and efforts to build a gay-friendly Catholicism. Source: New York Times
A Vanishing Priest, a Wall of Secrecy and a 25-Year-Old Abuse Case
Religious orders have their own hierarchies, so they have their own ways of handling abuse allegations. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Diocese Accused of Yearslong Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
The state Attorney General said in a lawsuit that two former top leaders helped shelter more than two dozen priests accused of harming children. Source: New York Times
Vatican Report Concludes McCarrick’s Ascent Was Aided by Misleading Accounts
In elevating the disgraced prelate, Pope John Paul II believed his denials about sexual misconduct and relied on “inaccurate and incomplete” testimony from bishops, an investigation says. Source: New York Times