Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 12/9/2025
- Settlement for clergy abuse
- Religion in US holding steady
- Australia’s social media ban
- Mental health care & mosques
- Pastor in Texas rep race
- Authoritarian critics
Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims
The Associated Press: The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge that follows years of negotiations.
The Associated Press: A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
Religion holds steady in America
Pew Research Center: Recent polling shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults.
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
The Guardian: Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under the ban.
Inside the push to bring mental health care into American mosques
NPR: American Muslim communities are working to reduce stigma around therapy by bringing mental health services into mosques and making counseling easier to access.
Jasmine Crockett’s pastor jumps into race for her North Texas seat
Chron: Frederick Haynes III of Friendship-West Baptist Church wants to succeed Crockett in Congress.
The Spark
We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said
The Guardian asked critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey to offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians.
