ALBANY — The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany became the latest diocese in New York to seek bankruptcy protection Wednesday as it faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse.

Weis, a priest of the Rochester Diocese for nearly 63 years ... as well as the Rochester Cursillo Movement, providing spiritual leadership for more than 20 weekends. “He helped people grow. I think ...

Judge Vincent Versaci heard from lawyers representing the AARP, New York State Attorney General Tish James, and the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese. The judge said he was “about 90% done drafting ...

At age 14, he began vocational studies at St. John Atonement Prep School in Montour Falls, New York. After graduating from ... Fraternity of Priests in the Worcester diocese and in Rhode Island, ...

An off-Broadway theater in Manhattan has closed down after its landlord — the Archdiocese of New York — began exercising greater scrutiny over the plays performed there to ensure they were ...

The Archdiocese of New York filed a lawsuit against its insurance provider for allegedly refusing to pay out victims of sexual abuse cases stemming from years of scandals that plagued the Church.

He became a New York State ... in the Diocese of Rochester with permission of Buffalo’s Bishop Michael Fisher and Bishop Salvatore R. Matano. He said he began discerning his vocation after meeting ...

The Archdiocese of New York may be forced into bankruptcy if its main insurer is allowed to go without financial responsibility in thousands of child sexual abuse lawsuits, victims’ attorneys ...

Advertisement The Archdiocese of New York is affiliated with or operates dozens of churches, schools and other entities that are facing thousands of claims under both the Child Victims Act and ...

As an eighth-grader, Father Roy said, he applied to the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement (Graymoor Friars) in New York, since the Worcester diocese did not send boys ... hearing confessions and ...

Earlier Case Not Binding Authority, Motion to Reargue Granted in Sex Abuse Case ...

The settlement is the second by a New York diocese and the second-largest by a Catholic institution during a bankruptcy proceeding, according to the Times Union. Bridie Farrell, a survivor of ...