See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Hundreds of recently filed sexual abuse lawsuits could lead to the bankruptcy of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, the diocese’s bishop said this week in a letter to the congregation.

The bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, announced on Saturday that “after careful consideration and consultation” the diocese will be filing for bankruptcy amid a slate of over ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento could go bankrupt ... that the more than 200 lawsuits were filed because of a California law that removes the time limit for filing ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, which announced in December ... the same path as some other ecclesiastical districts in California, including the Diocese of San Francisco, Diocese ...

The Sacramento diocese also has published a list of 46 ... joins a growing list of dioceses in the United States and California that have filed for protection under the bankruptcy laws.

(OSV News/CNS file, Bob Roller) The Diocese of Sacramento announced it has filed ... that a "staggering number of claims" filed under California's AB 218 — which commenced Jan. 1, 2020, and ...

Bersabal joined the Diocese of Sacramento in 1999 at the invitation ... which serves Catholics across interior California from the capital to the Oregon border. “I join you in your happiness ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during ... where they were and only had a backpack's worth of belongings, Diocese of Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto said in a statement. "While we continue ...