A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation over a 2019 article. The website, Church Militant, has disavowed the article and is planning to shut down soon, according to the priest's attorney.
The legal settlement follows a federal court judgment in favor of the Rev. Georges de Laire, an official with the Diocese of Manchester. Church Militant, known for its fiercely right-wing politics and radically conservative Catholicism, has faced criticism for its content.
