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Books, shoes and other stuff of victim children are seen at the site of Tuesday's roof collapse at a tutoring center roof, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials. A plaintiffs' attorney announced the settlement on Monday. It includes implementing child protection and transparency reforms, such as creating a list of accused clergy. The settlement comes three years after the Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy and will cover about 530 survivors. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone must write an apology letter to each survivor. Attorney Jeff Anderson called the settlement unprecedented and hopeful. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to a record $880 million settlement.

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FILE.- This picture, released by the Iranian government's foreign media department and distributed by the AP without changes, shows graves being prepared for the victims, mostly children, of a strike Feb. 28 on a primary school in Minab, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Media Department via AP,File)