L.A. clergy abuse cases near settlement
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The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese could sign a $60 million settlement with dozens of alleged victims of clergy abuse within days, several attorneys told The Associated Press.
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Federal bankruptcy judges in Portland and in Tucson, Ariz., have set April 2005 deadlines for victims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in those dioceses to submit claims.
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Sobs and a moment of silence for those who died during years of negotiations punctuated a Monday hearing at which a judge accepted a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.
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An agreement by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to pay $100 million to settle 87 sex-abuse claims against priests probably will set a standard that
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When Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange Tod D. Brown agreed to a record &#36;100 million clergy abuse settlement, even some of his toughest critics praised him as a moral champion of the church.
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About 150 people who claimed they were molested by priests have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland for an undisclosed amount.
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The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.
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CALIFORNIAN Catholic leaders have struck what could be a record deal to settle claims of sex abuse. The Catholic diocese of Orange reached an out-of-court settlement in Los Angeles on Friday with 87 alleged
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A hearing into whether Catholic Church files can be handed over to an inquiry into child abuse is delayed.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said yesterday it has reached a $1.3 million settlement with 16 men who were sexually abused by priests between 1962 and 1982.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Orange in Southern California agreed to what sources said would  be a record U.S. financial settlement with 87 people charging  sexual abuse by priests and other church employees, the Los  Angeles Times said on Friday.
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The Roman Catholic Church in California has reached a deal with nearly one hundred people who say they were abused by priests and other church employees.
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The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said Friday it would pay $60 million to settle 45 lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests.
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A priest in the Londonderry area pays out a five figure sum to settle out of court allegations of sexual abuse.
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As the Roman Catholic Church struggles to repair its image in the wake of sex abuse scandals, one issue church leaders face is what to do with priests accused of abuse.
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The Archdiocese of Boston has received at least 140 new reports of sexual abuse by priests, but said it will not negotiate the claims until it resolves disputes with its insurers over payment of last year's &#36;85 million settlement.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony apologized Sunday to hundreds of people who claim to have been sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests, acknowledging that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' $660 million settlement will not buy back their childhood. The deal comes just before the cases were to be tried in court.