Students take in pope's Mass in Philly with clear view of pontiff: "Seeing him in the flesh, there aren't words"

HARTLAND -- Pope Francis' six-day visit to the United States came to an end on Sunday, September 27th -- but it was a final full day for the pontiff  -- beginning Sunday morning with a meeting with bishops in Philadelphia and ending Sunday evening with a farewell ceremony at Philadelphia International Airport, before Pope Francis entered the plane that would take him home to Rome.

Archdiocese files bankruptcy settlement that will divvy up $21M among clergy sex abuse victims

MILWAUKEE — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Monday, August 24th filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan, formalizing a recent settlement deal that will divvy up $21 million among more than 300 victims of clergy sex abuse.The archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011 to address its sex abuse lawsuit liabilities.

Archdiocese of Milwaukee: $21M settlement reached to compensate clergy sex abuse survivors

MILWAUKEE -- The Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Tuesday, August 4th announced a $21 million settlement has been reached to compensate clergy sexual abuse survivors.The settlement comes after three days of negotiations between the Archdiocese, a creditors' committee and attorneys for abuse survivors, and Archbishop Jerome Listecki says the settlement sets the stage for the archdiocese to close a bankruptcy proceeding that was filed in January 2011.