Catholic Church in Oregon settles abuse claims
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PORTLAND, Oregon  - The Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, has settled most of the 175 sex abuse claims filed against it, bringing it closer to emerging from bankruptcy, judges involved in mediating the claims said on Monday.
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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 Roman Catholic diocese in California agrees a record settlement to 87 alleged victims of sexual abuse.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy, the second-largest payment by a diocese.
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People who say they were sexually  abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in  damages from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles --  more than any other U.S. diocese has paid to date, the Los  Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
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Pope John Paul II told American bishops Friday that he shares their pain over the U.S. sex-abuse scandal and said he was aware of their determination to deal forthrightly with the problem.
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A former altar boy who accused a Roman Catholic priest of molesting him more than five years ago has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the priest's religious order, according to the man's parents and attorneys.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said yesterday that 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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A Roman Catholic diocese in California agrees a record settlement to 87 alleged victims of sexual abuse by the clergy.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to 500 victims of sexual abuse dating back as far as the 1940s in the largest compensation deal of its kind, the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Saturday.
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Orange County, Calif., has reached a settlement that reportedly exceeds $100 million with 87 people who were sexually abused by
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis agreed to report all past and future allegations of sexual abuse against priests that involve minors, officials said.
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PORTLAND, Oregon  - An Oregon Muslim arrested after he was erroneously linked to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain will receive a $2 million settlement from the U.S. government, officials said on Wednesday.
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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.
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About 150 people claiming they were sexually abused by priests have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, a federal judge announced Monday.
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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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The Diocese of Orange and 87 victims of clergy abuse have reached a settlement, ending two years of negotiations and marking the first group settlement against the Roman Catholic Church in California.