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.
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.
Catholic Church Vatican formally opens debate on married priests in Amazon 18-06-2019 17:23 In remote parts of the Amazon, priests are so few that Catholics can go months without attending a Mass. The proposal was contained in the working document for an October meeting of South American bishops on the Amazon.