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Church faces financial setback from abuse settlements
The Catholic Church in multiple dioceses faces mounting costs from lawsuits and victim settlements. Santa Rosa reports a $16 million debt from past mismanagement and settlements, while schools like Holy Family Elementary in Lakeport closed and St. Bernard in Eureka raised $1.6 million to stay open. Insurance battles, therapy costs for abused priests, and postponed building projects deepen deficits amid a slowing economy and shifting populations.
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Santa Rosa
Dierdre Frontczak
Holy Family
Lakeport
Calif
St. Bernard
Eureka
Edie Young
Dallas
Bronson Havard
Havard
Stephen Rosetti
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Archdiocese of
New Orleans
Tucson
Gerald Kicanas
Massachusetts
John Geoghan
Bernard Law
Boston
Geoghan
Law