Diocesan Bankruptcies Are a Messy Business For the Catholic Church

November 12, 2025 World News

Wikimedia Commons
The Catholic Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, Oct. 31, making it the 41st U.S. diocese to seek court-supervised reorganization in the wake of clergy sexual abuse claims.

Inside the $4.4 billion Chapter 11 crisis many dioceses are facing across the U.S.

Read original article