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Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Scolforo - Associated Press
The disposition of 150 sexual abuse lawsuits against the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania depends on how the state court rules.
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Scolforo - Associated Press
The state where a grand jury’s groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church passed legislation Thursday giving victims more time to sue and police more time to file charges.
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Scolforo - Associated Press
It was not immediately clear what will happen regarding clergy whose names have not been disclosed but are also not among the 11 in the Supreme Court decision.
FaithNews
Mark Scolforo - Associated PressMarc Levy - Associated Press
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati of Pennsylvania said he opposes legislation to retroactively loosen time limits on lawsuits by victims of sexual abuse.
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Erie, Pa., speaks during a meeting in late January at the headquarters of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Mark Scolforo - Associated Press
Some details about what's in the report have been made public, including that it will identify more than 300 “predator priests.”