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Attorneys representing the Diocese of Oakland in its ongoing bankruptcy case are seeking to seal the names of priests and other church employees accused of...
Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California / Skier Dude|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 3.0Boston, Mass., May 15, 2023 / 15:05 pm (CNA).The Diocese of Oakland, in California, has filed for bankruptcy protection, Bishop Michael Barber announced May 8. The filing comes less than a month following Barber's announcement that the diocese was strongly considering the legal maneuver due to hundreds of expected child sexual abuse lawsuits brought after the statute of limitations expired at the end of a three-year legal window.In 2019, the state of California passed legislation that granted...
Bishop Barber said in his letter that the bankruptcy filing will not affect the diocese’s Catholic schools, employees, Catholic Charities, St. Vincent de Paul...
On May 8, Bishop Michael Barber announced that the Diocese of Oakland, California, has filed for bankruptcy protection. This decision follows less than a month after Bishop Barber revealed that ...
The diocese considered the legal maneuver due to hundreds of expected child sexual abuse lawsuits brought after the statute of limitations expired.