Ex-Catholic priest exploited family deaths to abuse disabled boy, police allege
A New Orleans priest allegedly mentored and then sexually abused a disabled boy for years; arrested, held without bail amid the archdiocese's bankruptcy-linked settlements.
Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
Bishop James Checchio was named coadjutor bishop of New Orleans and will succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million proposed clergy-abuse settlement.
Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
Pope Leo XIV named James Checchio coadjutor bishop of New Orleans to succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million clergy sexual-abuse settlement.
