New York’s archdiocese and alleged victims of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement, second largest in US history

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October 25, 2026

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New York’s archdiocese and alleged victims of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement, second largest in US history

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NEW YORK (AP) - The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who claim that they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims.

It is the second-largest settlement agreement involving a Catholic archdiocese in the United States (US).

Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it.

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