News of priests

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

03-05-2021 17:00 Two nuns and seven other woman stand trial, accused of complicity in the sexual abuse of deaf children at the Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Plaintiffs in second Próvolo sex abuse trial demand 'end to delays'

17-04-2021 08:41 Victims and relatives complain defence lawyers for two nuns and several other women are stalling trial into historic child sex abuse at Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC

Slum priests, jack-of-all-trades in Buenos Aires’ villas

08-08-2020 09:59 Local church leaders take on all tasks, as they help to keep residents and their communities afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis strips 'pontificial secrecy' from abuse-related cases in the Church

17-12-2019 13:55 While documentation from the Church's in-house legal proceedings will still not become public, the reform removes any excuse to not cooperate with legitimate legal requests from prosecutors, police or other civil authorities.

Military Dictatorship

Archbishop Miguel Hesayne dies aged 96

02-12-2019 17:05 The archbishop of Viedma was known for his refusal to become "complicit" in the military junta's abuses during the brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost Catholic Church over US$4 billion

02-12-2019 12:59 Catholic dioceses in the United States are facing a new wave of sexual abuse lawsuits after multiple states extended or suspended the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades.

Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Vatican still refusing to expel priests condemned in Próvolo case

27-11-2019 12:41 Convictions and sentencing of two priests for rape and sexual abuse of minors reignites controversy around Holy See's protection of members of the Catholic Church facing such allegations, many of whom continue to be supported by the institution.

by Mariana Sarramea

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Married priests debate raises fears of split in Catholic Church

10-10-2019 08:29 Suggestion that married men should be allowed to become priests in remote locations is bitterly dividing a Vatican assembly on the Amazon, with critics warning the emotive issue could fracture the Catholic Church.