By: Gina Christian
Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., gives the keynote address during the USA National Jubilee Pilgrim Gathering at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome July 30, 2025. In an Aug. 27, 2026, letter, attorney Timothy W. Burns of Burns Bair, the firm representing the Diocese of Winona-Rochester's settlement trustee, agreed to pay $30 million to settle abuse claims on behalf of the diocese, narrowly avoiding a jury trial. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)