News of provolo

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.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Próvolo abuse survivors ask Pope for justice

22-02-2020 10:26 Deaf survivors of clerical sexual abuse fly to Vatican, hoping to build pressure on Pope Francis to come clean about the crimes committed against them.

Church Abuse

Deaf Argentine abuse survivors target pope with defiant message

19-02-2020 15:33 The victims of the Próvolo Institute are seeking a private meeting with Pope Francis in an effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.

CHURCH ABUSE SCANDALS

Deaf Próvolo child abuse victims accuse Pope Francis of inaction

13-02-2020 14:49 The victims, represented by the global organisation Ending Clergy Abuse, have requested a public audience with the Argentine pontiff.

EDITORIAL

The sins of the fathers

30-11-2019 12:56 Last Monday, in the highly conservative province of Mendoza, there was a landmark verdict sentencing two priests to over 40 years in prison on 25 counts of sexually abusing deaf-mutes at their Instituto Antonio Próvolo school during nearly a decade – sentences far exceeding most homicides.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Thousands march to ‘shine a light’ on femicide and gender violence

30-11-2019 11:01 In Mendoza and across the country this week, demonstrators rallied to call for justice and and end to violence against women

by Carly Graf

PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL

‘Survivors, not victims’ – ex-Próvolo students finally find justice in court

30-11-2019 10:50 Celebrations in Mendoza as two Catholic priests accused of sexually assaulting and raping students at Antonio Próvolo Institute for the deaf are sentenced to over 40 years in prison.

by Carly Graf

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

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Próvolo victims hope priests' sentences send Pope a message

27-11-2019 07:25 "This is a watershed case for society, justice, the victims and also for the Church," warns bishop, as victims demand Pope Francis take note of historic abuse case at Provólo Institute in Luján de Cuyo.

'PRÓVOLO' CASE

Priests who sexually abused deaf children get 40-year jail terms

25-11-2019 14:46 Mendoza court sentences Nicola Corradi to 42 years in prison and Horacio Corbacho to 45 years for sexually abusing deaf children at the Antonio Próvolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children.

CHURCH ABUSE SCANDALS

Verdict nears for Próvolo priests as Church struggles to deal with abuse scandals

25-11-2019 08:58 Pope Francis’ homeland faces a complicated week of reckoning with the sex abuse scandal that has plagued the Roman Catholic Church.

CATHOLIC CHURCH & ABUSE

Próvolo case: Legal team expects justice for Church sex abuse victim

23-11-2019 11:38 In this exclusive report from Mendoza, Carly Graf meets lawyers from Xumek, the NGO representing plaintiffs in the shocking ‘Próvolo’ scandal, in which two priests stand accused of the rape and sexual assault of minors at an institute for deaf children in Mendoza.

by Carly Graf

TRIAL IN MENDOZA

Verdicts for Próvolo priests accused of sexually abusing deaf children due Monday

20-11-2019 13:30 Lawyers ask for sentences of up to 50 years in the 'Próvolo' abuse case, in which two priests and a gardener are accused of rape and sexual assault of minors at institute for deaf children in Mendoza.

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.