Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

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How it spread - 12 original reports, 5 reprints

1. Sat, 24 October 2026

   2 reports
   • NPR News22:47first to report
     Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

     The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.

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   • Le Monde (France)23:33
     L’archidiocèse de New York va verser 800 millions de dollars à plus de 1 300 victimes d’abus sexuels

     L’Eglise catholique américaine, embourbée depuis le début des années 2000 dans des scandales sexuels à répétition, a déjà conclu plusieurs accords similaires, mettant un terme aux poursuites judiciaires.

2. Sun, 25 October 2026

   10 reports
   • Le Monde English01:23
     New York archdiocese to pay $800 million to over 1300 sex abuse victims

     Dioceses across the country have had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and programs have been created to compensate victims without going to trial.

   • DW Top Stories02:07
     New York Archdiocese to pay $800 million to sex abuse survivors

     Around 1,300 survivors agreed to the $800 million payout from the Catholic Church, marking one of the largest clergy abuse settlements in the US.

   • Al Jazeera English03:57
     New York Archdiocese agrees to pay $800m to 1,300 sexual abuse survivors

     The settlement is the second-largest after an $880m ​deal reached by the Archdiocese of Los ​Angeles in 2024.

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)06:05
     Finał po siedmiu latach. Archidiecezja w USA zapłaci ofiarom

     Archidiecezja nowojorska zawarła ugodę z około 1300 osobami, które twierdzą, że były wykorzystywane seksualnie przez duchownych. Kościół wypłaci poszkodowanym 800 mln dolarów. Jak poinformowała agencja Associated Press, postępowania sądowe trwały ponad siedem lat.

   • Polsat News (Poland)11:20
     Gigantyczna ugoda Kościoła. Opiewa na setki milionów dolarów

     Archidiecezja Nowego Jorku oraz pełnomocnicy około 1,3 tys. wiernych, którzy twierdzą, że padli ofiarą wykorzystywania ze strony duchownych, zawarli ugodę na kwotę 800 milionów dolarów. Jest to druga co do wielkości ugoda tego typu katolickiej archidiecezji w Stanach Zjednoczonych.

   • 24sata (Croatia)11:24
     Njujorška nadbiskupija daje 800 milijuna dolara u nagodbi sa žrtvama seksualnog nasilja

     Katolička nadbiskupija u New Yorku pristala je na isplatu u svibnju. Riječ je o jednoj od najvećih odšteta u nizu sudskih sporova pokrenutih u SAD-u zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja koje su počinili pripadnici klera.

   • tportal (Croatia)11:35
     Njujorška nadbiskupija se nagodila sa žrtvama seksualnog nasilja: Iskeširat će 800 milijuna dolara

     Žrtve svećeničkog seksualnog zlostavljanja postigle su nagodbu u iznosu od 800 milijuna dolara s njujorškom nadbiskupijom, objavili su odvjetnici u subotu, čime su riješeni zahtjevi koje je podnijelo otprilike 1300 ljudi.

   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)12:10
     Postignuta nagodba: Katolička crkva žrtvama seksualnog zlostavljanja isplaćuje 800 milijuna dolara
   • Times of India14:05
     NY archdiocese agrees $800m deal with 1,300 abuse survivors; signatures pending

     The Catholic Archdiocese of New York has reached an $800 million settlement for around 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse. This settlement resulted from lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act, which allowed claims despite prior time limits. Payments will be determined through an independent review process based on the severity of the abuse and its impact. The archdiocese plans to improve transparency by releasing more records related to accused clergy.

   • PBS NewsHour16:45
     New York's archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

     Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it.