Archbishop of Chicago pays out $5.4 million to settle nine child sex abuse claims

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago under reached out-of-court settlements totaling $5.4 million with nine people who accused eight Chicago-area priests of sexually abusing them as children, attorneys announced on September 10th, 2026.
Massachusetts parents have their daughter taken into state custody because they refused to affirm a male identity

Massachusetts child-welfare officials took custody of a teenage girl in December 2024 after her Christian parents refused to treat her as a boy, the family and their attorney later said.