clergy abuse

The state Department of Justice has launched a sweeping investigation of sexual assault in Catholic churches and orders across Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday.

Democratic state lawmakers are pushing for new legislation to combat sexual abuse by clergy by changing the mandatory reporting law. They're also…

The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee has removed the names of two former Milwaukee Archbishops — William Cousins and Rembert Weakland — from buildings as…

A Wisconsin diocese has released the names of more than 40 clergy members with substantiated allegations they sexually abused a minor.The Green Bay…

A federal bankruptcy judge announced a settlement Monday in the Catholic Milwaukee Archdiocese bankruptcy case.Archdiocese spokesman Jerry Topczewski says…

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed its bankruptcy plan this week. A judge will consider it in November. If she accepts the settlement, it will end court…

The two sides started talking Monday in Minnesota, in their second attempt to settle the bankruptcy case.The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2011,…

People inside and outside of the Catholic Church are still trying to assess the long-term ramifications of the scores of documents released by the…

The Milwaukee archdiocese released hundreds of documents related to the clergy sex abuse cases - did they really contain bombshells?Though the recent…

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has released thousands of pages of documents related to cases of clergy abusing people sexually.The items include priest…