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"No one who reported their abuse after March 1, 2018 has been allowed to be part of this program. And according to reports, 135 cases, claims, have been rejected by the two judges who are running this program."

"I want to thank you for your support of the seminarians and what they're doing. We're doing so much to try to get them to have the freedom to make these reports and right now, as we close up the year, you're an encouragement to them."

The disclosure from one of the largest archdioceses in the U.S. follows similar revelations that further exposed the depth of a decades-long abuse crisis in Catholic communities across the nation.

The Diocese will expand the use of its ethics hotline, beyond reports of financial fraud or irregularity, to include all reports of any ethical improprieties, sexual abuse or harassment or financial fraud.

"I am definitely in favor of seeing cases expedited, but I think they need to be done with due protection for rights."

On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.

The Diocese will conclude the settlement process involving retired State Supreme Court Justice Robert Lunn, who's serving as a mediator.

Proceeds from the sale will go into the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, formed by the Diocese last year to support victims of clergy sexual abuse.

On the first anniversary of his public disclosure of childhood sexual abuse by a Catholic priest, Michael Whalen made good on a vow to attend a Mass.

Harrisburg's Roman Catholic Diocese is rolling out a compensation fund for people who were sexually abused by clergy as children, but don't want to press charges or have had the statute of limitations on their case expire.