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In this Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, photo, a Catholic faithful lights candles at a prayer station during a visit to one of the great symbols of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, in New York. Catholic dioceses are facing a new wave of sexual abuse lawsuits after multiple states extended or suspended the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades. In 2016, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan established a fund to compensate victims. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Key points from new wave of Catholic abuse lawsuits

Key takeaways from Associated Press reporting showing that new laws in 15 states could clear the way for a deluge of lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church:

By Associated Press December 2, 2019