UNCOVERED: Gregory aymond | History Defined

Archbishop Advised Abuse Victim to 'Kick Him in the Balls' Instead of Firing Paedophile Jerry Howell

Kathleen Austin has recalled being told by former New Orleans Archbishop Philip Hannan to confront priest Jerry Howell after reporting childhood abuse.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87

Archdiocese knew of allegations against Gerard Joseph ‘Jerry’ Howell for 40 years but continued to support him

The Guardian - US · Sep 16

US supreme court rejects appeal from lawyer punished over effort to remove abusive priest

Richard Trahant fined $400,000 over apparent violation of order in case of priest who admitted sexual misconduct

The Guardian - US · Jul 1

A New Orleans attorney was punished for exposing a clergy abuser. Here’s what officials hid for years

Richard Trahant appeals to supreme court after he was fined $400,000 for helping get priest removed from school – and the record of his sanction was placed under seal

The Guardian - US · May 23

New Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms

Anthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in Waco

The Guardian - US · May 1

Pope Leo accepts resignation of embattled New Orleans archbishop Gregory Aymond

The archdiocese agreed to pay 600 abuse survivors a $305m settlement before the Vatican confirmed Aymond’s exit

The Guardian - US · Feb 11

Clergy abuse survivors frustrated by New Orleans archdiocese’s protracted bankruptcy

Long-winded legal wrangling and recalcitrant Catholic church leadership thwarted hopes for timely settlement

The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2025

Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

New Orleans Catholic clergy abuse survivors in line to collectively be paid $305m

Attorneys for the victims struck deal with the church’s largest insurer to increase $230m settlement approved earlier

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025

Survivors of New Orleans clergy abuse weigh forgiveness in court: ‘It destroyed my faith in God’

Victims share painful memories in trial aiming to determine fairness of archdiocese’s $230m settlement proposal

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025