The St. John’s Diocese of the Catholic Church has to pay over $100 million to settle sexual abuse claims at an orphanage ▬

Sources:

→ John Gushue and Terry Roberts, “$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests,” CBC News, July 5, 2024, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/church-mount-cashel-settlement-1.7255755

→ “List of wealthiest religious organizations,” Wikipedia, updated July 5, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_religious_organizations

→ Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, “Population by Religion and Gender, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (CMA), 2021 Census,” 2021, https://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Topics/census2021/PDF/REL_Religion_NL_2021.pdf

→ Newfoundland Boy, “NLBoy - Episode 14 - Photo from Signal Hill,” Google Photos: Wayne Jones, https://photos.app.goo.gl/xawTi9R18HYNA1YKA

→ Rosie Mullaley, “Clients relieved after courts order $100-million payout for abuse by Catholic clergy, lawyer says,” NTV News, July 7, 2024, https://ntv.ca/clients-relieved-after-courts-order-100-million-payout-for-abuse-by-catholic-clergy-lawyer-says/

→ “A society, not a monolith: what the Catholic Church is, and is not,” The Pillar, February 4, 2021, https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-society-not-a-monolith-what-the

→ “The Vatican’s wealth: a closer look,” Medium, September 21, 2023, https://medium.com/@contactjosey/the-vaticans-wealth-a-closer-look-22e12dc7bc7d ▬