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CHURCH SCANDAL

Priests accused of abusing deaf students stand trial

10-08-2019 12:31 Nicola Corradi, 83, and Horacio Corbacho, 59, are charged with alleged crimes including rape and sexual abuse against deaf minors.

CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL

Victims speak out as Próvolo Institute abuse trial begins in Mendoza

10-08-2019 12:17 Some 20 ex-students say they were sexually abused, including cases of rape, by two priests between 2004 and 2016. On Monday, two Catholic priests stood in the dock in Mendoza, charged with 28 alleged crimes, including rape and sexual abuse.

MENDOZA TRIAL

'They're demonic': the deaf victims of Argentina's paedophile priests speak out

05-08-2019 12:03 Victims testimony shakes trial of Catholic priests in Mendoza accused of sexual abuse.

Super Rugby

The Jaguares look to make history in Super Rugby finals

05-07-2019 17:07 This is the Argentine side’s first appearance in the finals in only their fourth season in the league. They will face off against the nine-time champion Crusaders in Christchurch, New Zealand.

ABUSE SCANDAL IN CHURCH

Bishop close to Pope Francis formally accused of abuse in Argentina for first time

07-06-2019 17:52 The prosecutor's office in Salta Province said Friday that prosecutor Mónica Viazzi had accused Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of "aggravated continuous sexual abuse."

SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Pope: Argentine bishop accused of abuse is now facing Vatican trial

28-05-2019 17:27 Pontiff says he received the results of a preliminary investigation into Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta two weeks ago and ordered the case be handed over for trial by a Church tribunal.

PROBLEMS FOR POPE

Francis calls clergy abuse summit as issue imperils papacy

15-09-2018 09:22 Archbishop says abuse scandals that have convulsed the Catholic Church for years are “its own 9/11.”

KEY STORIES

Aug 20th-Aug 26th: What We Learned This Week

25-08-2018 08:26 What has happened the last seven days?

Justo José Ilarraz

Argentine priest jailed for 25 years for child molestation

22-05-2018 11:19 Ilarraz, 57, carried out the abuse at a diocesan school in the city of Parana, 600 kilometres north of Buenos Aires.

FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL CHILE TRIP

Pope receives Chilean bishops over sex abuse scandal

15-05-2018 10:16 The visit comes two weeks after Francis held private meetings with three victims of Chilean paedophile priest Fernando Karadima, and promised to adopt “adequate and lasting” measures to stop child sex abuse within the Catholic church.

ABUSE AND THE CHURCH

Sexual abuse scandals deepen Chile mistrust in Catholic church

04-05-2018 08:17 Chile is witnessing a growing rift between the people and the Church, sharpened by a string of sexual abuse scandals.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Chile victims of clergy sex abuse praise talks with pope

30-04-2018 12:53 During a January visit to Chile, Francis sought to discredit the men's claims that a bishop covered up their abuse, calling the victims' assertions "calumny."

Chile's clerical sex abuse scandal

Abuse whistleblower: I'll tell Pope to get rid of 'toxic' bishops

25-04-2018 16:39 "I believe [Francis] is a good man and I believe he wants to do the right thing," says Juan Carlos Crux. "He needs to hold them accountable."

ABUSE AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope admits to 'grave errors' in handling of Chile sex abuse scandal

11-04-2018 16:20 Francis summons all of Chile's bishops to the Vatican for an emergency summit to discuss the scandal, which has badly tarnished his reputation and that of the Chilean Church.

CHURCH CHALLENGES

Five years on, Pope Francis under fire over sex abuse scandals

16-03-2018 15:30 The scandals have haunted his papacy.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Church says it will hand over ex-ESMA baptism certificates to judges

07-03-2018 10:16 Argentine Synod agrees to hand over more than 100 certificates to judges.

Religion and human rights

Ireland to hold abortion referendum in 2018

27-09-2017 16:07 Plebiscite next year on whether to repeal its constitutional ban on abortion in almost all cases will take place just a few weeks before Pope Francis visits.

Argentine pontiff visits Latin America

Pope heads to Colombia seeking to heal conflict's wounds

06-09-2017 20:22 Deeply symbolic five-day visit starts Wednesday, with Francis expected to press leaders to address social and economic disparities that have fuelled five decades of conflict.