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Priest on trial for sexual assault in Texas had child with Louisiana congregant, prosecutors say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/28/texas-priest-child-sexual-exploitation-trial #Texas #Catholicism #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UsCrime #UsNews

New Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-trial #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #Texas #UsCrime #Louisiana #UsNews

Louisiana judge in abuse case belatedly recuses himself after ruling in favor of church on whose finance panel he sits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/louisiana-judge-catholic-church-abuse-recusal #Louisiana #UsJusticeSystem #Catholicism #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #NewOrleans #Religion #UsNews

Priest accused of coercing congregants for sex in Texas could have single trial for charges from three separate accusers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/priest-anthony-odiong-trial-sex-offenses #Texas #UsCrime #Catholicism #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #NewOrleans #Religion #UsNews #Louisiana

Excommunicated Catholic deacon still waiting on overdue appeal outcome after his son was molested by priest https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/louisiana-deacon-excoummunication-appeal #Louisiana #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #Catholicism #Religion #UsCrime #UsNews

Pope Leo accepts resignation of embattled New Orleans archbishop, Gregory Aymond https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/new-orleans-archbishop-resignation-pope-leo #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #UsNews #Catholicism #Religion #Christianity

New Orleans archbishop meets with survivors of clergy sexual abuse https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/new-orleans-archbishop-aymond-clergy-sexual-abuse-survivors #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #BankruptcyAndIvas #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UsNews

Ex-priest indicted for allegedly raping disabled child while ministering in New Orleans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/mark-francis-ford-child-rape-new-orleans #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #RapeAndSexualAssault #Children #Catholicism #UsCrime #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UsNews

Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/louisiana-clergy-abuse-korey-lavergne #UsCrime #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #Louisiana #UsNews #Catholicism

Two half-brothers, in prison for killing a priest, tell a story of abuse in New Orleans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/29/new-orleans-brothers-priest-killing-child-sexual-abuse #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #Catholicism #RapeAndSexualAssault #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Children #UsCrime #UsNews

Clergy abuse survivors frustrated by New Orleans archdiocese’s protracted bankruptcy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/new-orleans-archdiocese-bankruptcy-abuse-settlement #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #UsNews #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UsCrime #RapeAndSexualAssault #Children

‘I’ve held this in my whole life’: ex-Big Brother contestant testifies about childhood sexual abuse by New Orleans priest https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/big-brother-contestant-new-orleans-clergy-sexual-abuse #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Christianity #Catholicism #BigBrother #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Religion #UScrime #USnews

New Orleans archbishop apologizes to survivors who claim they were abused by clergy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/21/new-orleans-archbishop-apologizes-clergy-abuse-survivors #NewOrleansclergyabuse #BankruptcyandIVAs #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #UScrime #USnews

Trial begins in archdiocese of New Orleans’ $230m settlement for abuse survivors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/new-orleans-archdiocese-abuse-settlement-trial #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Catholicism #NewOrleans #USnews

New Orleans sexual abuse victims approve $230m Catholic church settlement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/new-orleans-sexual-abuse-victims-catholic-church #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Christianity #Catholicism #Worldnews #Louisiana #Religion #USnews

Ex-Catholic priest exploited family deaths to abuse disabled boy, police allege https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/new-orleans-priest-police-sexual-abuse-arrest #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Worldnews #UScrime #USnews

Advocate says ex-priest charged with raping disabled child should now be put on clergy-abuser list https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/13/new-orleans-priest-child-abuser-list-mark-francis-ford #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Childprotection #Catholicism #Disability #NewOrleans #Louisiana #NewMexico #Children #Indiana #Arizona #UScrime #Dallas #USnews #Texas

New Orleans archbishop testifies under oath for first time in church bankruptcy case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/new-orleans-archbishop-testifies-church-bankruptcy-case-clergy-abuse #NewOrleansclergyabuse #BankruptcyandIVAs #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USnews

Former priest who served under two Louisiana governors arrested for allegedly raping disabled child https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/louisiana-former-priest-arrested-rape-allegation #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Catholicism #Louisiana #UScrime #Indiana #USnews

Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/pope-successor-new-orleans-archbishop #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Catholicism #PopeLeoXIV #USnews

New Orleans archdiocese increases sex abuse settlement offer to at least $230m https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/08/new-orleans-archdiocese-sex-abuse-settlement-bankruptcy #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Religion #USnews

New Orleans archbishop accused of personally hiding child abuse in lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/new-orleans-archbishop-child-sex-abuse-lawsuit #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Religion #USnews

A Jesuit leader did nothing to stop a priest from sexually abusing children. The church may canonize him https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/24/jesuits-new-orleans-clergy-abuse #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Children #Religion #USnews

New Orleans clergy abuse survivors begin voting on church bankruptcy deal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-settlement-voting #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Christianity #NewOrleans #Religion #USnews #Law

New Orleans church’s proposed settlement with abuse survivors lays out ‘point’ system https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/new-orleans-catholic-archdiocese-clergy-sexual-abuse-settlement-plan #NewOrleansclergyabuse #BankruptcyandIVAs #Christianity #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Religion #UScrime #USnews

Late Jesuit global leader didn’t stop known child molester from becoming priest – court documents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/pedro-arrupe-jesuit-leader-donald-dickerson-child-abuser #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Rapeandsexualassault #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Worldnews #Religion #UScrime #Vatican #USnews

Half of New Orleans clergy abuse claims could be tossed in US bankruptcy court https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-bankruptcy #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Catholicism #USnews

New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/new-orleans-teacher-mark-richards #NewOrleansclergyabuse #LGBTQ+rights #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USnews

Catholic religious order must pay $2.4m to New Orleans clergy abuse survivor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/new-orleans-damages-clergy-abuse-holy-cross #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USnews

New Orleans archdiocese bond investors accuse church of ‘securities fraud’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/18/new-orleans-archdiocese-church-securities-fraud #NewOrleansclergyabuse #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Religion #USnews

New Orleans archbishop appears in court during contentious clergy sexual abuse bankruptcy case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/24/new-orleans-clergy-sexual-abuse-bankruptcy #NewOrleansclergyabuse #BankruptcyandIVAs #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USnews

Sexual abuse survivors grill NFL amid New Orleans Saints church scandal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/nfl-sexual-abuse-survivors-new-orleans-saints #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #USnews #Sport

‘Tumultuous, to say the least’ week for New Orleans archbishop amid multiple scandals https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/new-orleans-archbishop-saints-food-bank #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #Christianity #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #Religion #USnews

New Orleans clergy abuse: Lawyer says claims that Saints emails protected by court order have no basis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-saints-emails #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #SuperBowl #Religion #USsports #USnews #NFL #NBA

‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/new-orleans-clery-abuse-survivors-supporters #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #Catholicism #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #Religion #USnews #NFL #NBA

NFL chief calls Saints ‘great corporate citizens’ amid church abuse scandal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/03/nfl-roger-goodell-church-sexual-abuse-scandal #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #RogerGoodell #Worldnews #USnews #Sport #NFL

Here are prominent people named in the Saints clergy-abuse emails https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/03/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-involved #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #USnews #NFL #NBA

What Saints and church officials said, and what their emails say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/03/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-emails #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #USnews #NFL #NBA

‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/03/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-investigation #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #USnews #NFL #NBA

The Saints clergy-abuse emails: five takeaways from our investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/03/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-takeaways #NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleansPelicans #NewOrleansSaints #NewOrleans #Louisiana #USsports #USnews #NFL #NBA