The Latest Breaking News from Richard Trahant

Lawrence Hecker’s trial delay calls to mind other ill-fated attempts to prosecute allegedly abusive Catholic clergymen

Judge transferred the case of Lawrence Hecker, 93, to another section of state courthouse in yet another setback

Lawrence Hecker, 92 and diagnosed with dementia, will be evaluated again to see if he is capable of defending himself

Media reports showed volunteer in charge of bankruptcy expenses admitted to a stunning lack of qualifications

Lee Eagan said he lacked prior experience, failed to familiarize himself with rules and suffered cognitive decline as case expenses soar to $40m

Chapter 11 protection is designed to give an organization time to reorganize its finances to pay its debts but victims of clerical abuse feel frustrated by a lengthy and opaque process

Lawrence Hecker, 92, earlier admitted to having sex with three underage boys in 1960s and 70s, but denied using violence

An Associated Press investigation finds a federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them