{"id":74171,"date":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=74171"},"modified":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","slug":"archdiocese-of-new-orleans-issues-public-apology-to-abuse-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-issues-public-apology-to-abuse-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"La Archidi\u00f3cesis de Nueva Orleans emite una disculpa p\u00fablica a las v\u00edctimas de abusos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Saint Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010. | Credit: Graythen\/Getty Images Jan 5, 2026 \/ 18:32 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans released a letter written to child sexual abuse claimants apologizing for the \u201cinexcusable harm\u201d they suffered.\u201cOn behalf of the clergy, religious, and laity of the Archdiocese of New Orleans,\u201d Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans expressed in the Dec. 26, 2025,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The Archdiocese of New Orleans released a letter written to child sexual abuse claimants apologizing for the \u201cinexcusable harm\u201d they suffered.\u201cOn behalf of the clergy, religious, and laity of the Archdiocese of New Orleans,\u201d Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans expressed in the Dec. 26, 2025,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":79638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-74171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77675,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archbishop-checchio-takes-helm-in-new-orleans-as-pope-accepts-archbishop-aymonds-resignation\/","url_meta":{"origin":74171,"position":0},"title":"Archbishop Checchio takes helm in New Orleans as pope accepts Archbishop Aymond\u2019s resignation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"abril 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way for coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio to assume the leadership of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Leo appointed Checchio, 59, coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed Aymond upon his retirement. After Checchio arrived in mid-November 2025, he has assisted Aymond at the archdiocese of over half a million Catholics in southeastern Louisiana for three months.Checchio previously served, since 2016, as bishop of\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38616,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":74171,"position":1},"title":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. \/ Credit: travelview\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 11:52 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court and pointing to what Archbishop Gregory Aymond called \u201ca path to healing for survivors and for our local Church.\u201d The law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl &amp; Jones LLP, which represented abuse\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":71453,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/new-york-archdiocese-announces-300-million-settlement-for-victims-of-clergy-abuse\/","url_meta":{"origin":74171,"position":2},"title":"New York archdiocese announces $300 million settlement for victims of clergy abuse","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A view of St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York City. The cathedral was completed in 1878 the Gothic Revival style by architect James Renwick Jr. \/ Credit: Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 \/ 09:30 am (CNA). 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The law firm Dufresne Wee, which had originally brought the lawsuit in 2020, also confirmed the settlement on its own website. An Aug. 12 filing in the superior court\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":70345,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archdiocese-of-chicago-kept-known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":74171,"position":4},"title":"Archdiocese of Chicago kept \u2018known serial predators\u2019 in ministry for years, lawsuits say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"diciembre 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Maddy Johnson\/Church Properties Initiative CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2025 \/ 16:31 pm (CNA). Multiple lawsuits allege that the Archdiocese of Chicago kept two priests in active ministry in spite of years of \u201cmounting complaints\u201d of child sexual abuse leveled against them.The suits, filed by the Chicago-based law firm Gould, Grieco, &amp; Hensley, allege that archdiocesan officials allowed Father Daniel Holihan and Father John Curran to\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of Chicago kept \u2018known serial predators\u2019 in ministry for years, lawsuits say","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Archdiocese-of-Chicago-kept-%E2%80%98known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102699,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/chicago-priest-reinstated-after-being-cleared-in-sex-abuse-investigation\/","url_meta":{"origin":74171,"position":5},"title":"Chicago priest reinstated after being cleared in sex abuse investigation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Michael Pfleger, a priest known for his activism in Chicago, has been cleared by the archdiocese of an accusation of sex abuse.In July, the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew Pfleger \u2014 longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church \u2014 from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse. 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