New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo / CiEll/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA). Parishioners in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, won a reprieve on Friday when the state supreme court instituted a temporary halt on payments the diocese has required of parishes in order to fund its clergy abuse settlement amid a Vatican-moderated dispute over parish mergers.  The complicated case stems from a group of parishes who object to the diocese’s requirement that they pay huge portions…