Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims

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 “a path to healing for survivors and for our local Church.” The law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, which represented abuse…