Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church

Archbishop William E. Lori said church leaders had weighed their options for months this summer before concluding that Chapter 11 bankruptcy was inevitable.

Hundreds of cases are expected to be filed against the Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese.

Beginning October 1, survivors of child sexual abuse will be able to pursue legal recourse thanks to the Child Victims Act of 2023. Tom speaks with a legal expert and two survivors about possible legal actions.

In a letter addressed Tuesday to “Friends in Christ,” Archbishop William E. Lori said he plans to consult in the coming days with various ordained and lay leaders about how the archdiocese should respond to the new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor ordered the attorney general’s office may release a copy of the report with the redactions lifted next month.

Frank Gallagher Jr. was a lawyer and banker who died last year.

Victims can officially file cases in October.

A new law will abolish the statute of limitations on civil cases starting Oct. 1.

Fallout begins over church sexual abuse report; one official, Monsignor Richard Woy, resigned from the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center’s board of directors.

Reporters matched details in the Maryland attorney general's report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore to court transcripts, archdiocesan letters, church directories, news articles and other public documents.