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New Orleans archdiocese accepts $230-million bankruptcy settlement

September 09, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay $230 million to settle the claims of sex-abuse victims, in a bid to emerge from bankruptcy.

The settlement proposal requires the approval of a federal bankruptcy court and a vote of abuse claimants.

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