WILMINGTON (DE)
The Republic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 01, 2013
DOVER, Delaware — The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is embarking on a major fundraising campaign, 18 months after emerging from bankruptcy.
The diocese on Friday announced a three-year campaign to raise funds for pensions, ministries and parish needs.
Officials said the campaign is designed to meet the needs created by a $77 million bankruptcy settlement with survivors of sexual abuse by pedophile priests. The diocese said the settlement drained its reserves and requires it to add $10 million to its lay employees’ pension plan by the end of 2017.
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