New York Archdiocese to pay $800 million to abuse survivors

Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy accepted an $800 million (€714 million) settlement with the Archdiocese of New York, ending years of lawsuits, their legal professionals introduced on Saturday.

“The unanimous settlement of survivors who filed claims towards the Archdiocese of New York marks a robust second within the pursuit of justice,” Jeff Anderson, an legal professional representing survivors, mentioned in a press release.

“Through their braveness, sacrifice, and willpower, survivors have helped convey a few reckoning and a significant step towards accountability,” it added.

The settlement was proposed by  the Archdiocese of New York in May and is ready to be formally signed in early November. 

Each plaintiff to obtain at the least $250,000

Around 1,300 survivors are included within the settlement. Each of them is anticipated to obtain at the least $250,000, based on The New York Times, which broke the story. Some bigger payouts are potential relying on the extent of the abuse.

“We are on the verge of having the ability to, please God, convey some measure of therapeutic and reconciliation to all victim-survivors,” New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks wrote in an e mail to clergy confirming the settlement.

“This settlement may even enable the archdiocese to show its full consideration as soon as once more to its mission of preaching the Gospel, therapeutic the sick, caring for the poor and needy, welcoming the stranger, and educating our kids,” he added.

Hicks was appointed by the US-born Pope Leo in December 2025, changing conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Before leaving the put up, Dolan had began a course of of making a $300 million fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse.

The deal introduced on Saturday is one ​of the most important payouts over clergy intercourse abuse in ​the ‌US — second ‌solely ​to an $880 million settlement reached by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024. 

Edited by: Darko Janjevic

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