Guam Catholic Church enters bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims
By DW
17 January 2019 |
5:30 am
Guam's Archdiocese of Agana has joined 20 other dioceses and religious orders in the US in filing for bankruptcy protection because of civil litigation alleging decades of clergy abuse of children. The cases are ongoing.
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