Archdiocese of Newark

It is the first time any of these will be shown in a public setting in New Jersey.

All suits claim that the culture of the Catholic Church over the plaintiffs created pressure on the individuals not to report the abuse suffered.

The complaint details alleged sexual molestation and exploitation by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick while he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen and as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark.

I thought we had separation of church and state in this country.

With an announcement Wednesday by the Archdiocese of Newark that all daily and Sunday Masses will be suspended until further notice, public gatherings are now on hold at every Catholic church in New Jersey.

The names of more than 180 priests accused of sexual abuse were released Wednesday by the state's five Catholic dioceses.

Catholic Church officials are reacting to calls by a New Jersey lawmaker for the state to impanel a grand jury to embark on a comprehensive investigation of potential sex-abuse by clergy.

Catholic Church officials in New Jersey have paid tens of millions of dollars to men and women who have accused priests and clergy of child sexual abuse in the last three decades.

No allegations were reported against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick by either the Newark Archdiocese or the Metuchen Diocese.

A Catholic Charities program to help refugees in New Jersey is being phased out because so few refugees are being allowed to enter the United States.