Clergy Abuse

A Boston-based attorney representing more than a dozen church sexual abuse victims in Western New York provided some details about the settlement offers tendered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, calling some fair but others "re-victimizing."

The Rochester Catholic Diocese says that two priests have been removed from public ministry by Bishop Salvatore Matano after allegations of misconduct.

The state Supreme Court has decided to permanently redact the names of nearly a dozen current and former Roman Catholic clergy who were implicated in a sweeping grand jury report on sexual abuse of children.

The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese has released the names of clergy they say have credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors against them.

BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - Buffalo's Bishop Richard Malone says comes away from the meeting of U.S. bishops in Baltimore "astonished, shocked and dismayed" that action was not taken on priest abuse. However, he believes the Vatican's postponement may be because of the global nature of the crisis.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - Two people who have accused priests of molestation in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and all of the state's dioceses demanding that additional church secrets be exposed.

HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) - Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses have announced plans to create funds that would compensate victims abused by priests as children, for whom the statute of limitations has expired.

BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - Bishop Richard Malone says he made mistakes in handling accusations of sexual abuse by clergy but those errors were not to a level that calls for his resignation.

BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - Bishop Richard Malone is responding to the news conference held by whistleblower Siobhan O'Connor, who released diocesan documents to authorities and the media about the handling of sexual abuse victims.

BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - Despite repeated calls that he resign, Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone appears ready to ride out the building crisis regarding the sexual abuse of minors at the hands of clergy members. However, pressure will surely mount following Sunday night's explosive "60 Minutes" story.