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    ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS
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    ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS
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    7887 WALMSLEY AVE NEW ORLEANS LA 70125-3431

    NEW ORLEANS LA | IRS ruling year: 1946 | EIN: 72-0408966  
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    Proceed with Increased CautionConfirmed Sexual Abuse/Harassment

    On July 23, 2023, The Guardian reported on the operations of ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS in an article titled, "Behind the rare criminal conviction of a Catholic cleric in New Orleans." For more information, please see The Guardian article.

    • On July 1, 2022, The Associated Press published an article titled "FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
    • On June 20, 2023, The Guardian published an article titled "Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On August 9, 2023, The Guardian published an article titled "300 New Orleans priests were reported for sexual abuse – only 25% are on archdiocese’s credibly accused list." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On January 25, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "How US archdiocese helped priest accused of abusing deaf children." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On February 24, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "A Catholic priest accused of misconduct was suspended in Texas. Why did New Orleans let him preach?." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On February 28, 2024, WDSU published an article titled "New Orleans man alleges he was trapped in a sex ring run by Catholic church." For more information, please see WDSU article
    • On February 29, 2024, NOLA published an article titled "Veteran mediator tapped in Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy. Is a turning point coming?." For more information, please see NOLA article
    • On March 26, 2024, NOLA published an article titled "Ruling on abuse 'lookback window' has implications for Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy." For more information, please see NOLA article
    • On April 24, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Exclusive: US archdiocese must submit clergy-abuse documents to police." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On April 25, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On April 30, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On May 1, 2024, The Associated Press published an article titled "Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
    • On June 12, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Louisiana supreme court hands major victory to child sexual-abuse victims." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On July 19, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "US priest’s sexual assault accusers felt they ‘could not say no’, police say." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On July 21, 2024, NOLA published an article titled "New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to release church abuse files as part of court settlement." For more information, please see NOLA article
    • On August 21, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Judge appoints outside expert to review $40m New Orleans church bankruptcy." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On September 13, 2024, 4WWL published an article titled "Abuse survivors, archdiocese submit competing settlement plans." For more information, please see 4WWL article
    • On September 27, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Texas files more sexual assault charges against Catholic priest accused of preying on women." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On October 11, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Expert hired to help resolve New Orleans archdiocese bankruptcy faces FBI scrutiny." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On November 8, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "New Orleans archdiocese agrees to release secret files on clergy accused of child sexual abuse." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On December 8, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "‘They covered up child rape’: how the New Orleans archdiocese protected a priest who preyed on children." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On December 20, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "More links surface between bankruptcy case under FBI investigation and church reorganization." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On January 30, 2025, WVUE published an article titled "Food bank leaders dismissed after refusal to fund Archdiocese sexual abuse bankruptcy claims." For more information, please see WVUE article
    • On February 4, 2025, WDSU published an article titled "'Lost trust,' anger and frustration grows over New Orleans Saints, archdiocese emails." For more information, please see WDSU article
    • On February 5, 2025, The Seattle Times published an article titled "New Orleans Catholic Church denies ousting food bank leaders for failing to finance abuse payouts." For more information, please see The Seattle Times article
    • On February 5, 2025, WWLTV published an article titled "New Orleans clergy abuse: Lawyer says claims that Saints emails protected by court order have no basis." For more information, please see WWLTV article
    • On May 22, 2025, Kansas Public Radio published an article titled "New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse." For more information, please see Kansas Public Radio article

    On December 18, 2024, The Guardian reported on the operations of ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS in an article titled, "Retired New Orleans priest gets life in prison after pleading guilty to child rape." For more information, please see The Guardian article.

    • On September 24, 2024, NOLA published an article titled "Trial of former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker slated to begin." For more information, please see NOLA article
    • On November 14, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "New Orleans priest accused of child abuse competent to proceed with trial." For more information, please see The Guardian article
    • On December 3, 2024, The Guardian published an article titled "Retired New Orleans priest pleads guilty to kidnapping and raping boy in 1970s." For more information, please see The Guardian article

    On June 1, 2024, NOLA reported on the operations of ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS in an article titled, "Parents of disabled students hit snag in lawsuit against New Orleans Archdiocese." For more information, please see NOLA article.


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    Impact & Measurement
    Not Currently Scored
    ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THE NEW ORLEANS cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
    Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.