Notorious priest Fernando Karadima, 90, dies
Fernando Karadima died in a retirement home on Monday, July 26, in the same municipality where he committed his alleged crimes. The Chilean priest became...
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Outbreaks in Churches Cause Concern Ahead of Easter
by Diego Rivera
The Chilean government has been enacting harsher measures to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. One of these measures forbids large agglomerations of people....
Celestino Aós accused of cover-up, one day after replacing Ezzati
SANTIAGO – Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati resigned as archbishop of Santiago last week, as he is being investigated in four separate cases for covering up sexual...
Renato Poblete: National hero topic of sexual abuse scandal
SANTIAGO – Renato Poblete was one of the most famous priests in Chile, receiving national awards from presidents and even having a park named after...
Irish priest must leave Chile after completing prison sentence
SANTIAGO – John O´Reilly, the Irish priest who was convicted in 2015 for the abuse of a 5-year-old girl, has completed his prison sentence of...
Chilean Evangelical Christians “Rally for Jesus”
SANTIAGO – Hundreds of Evangelical Christians gathered last Saturday, October 27, at the front of La Moneda palace in a “Rally for Jesus” march. A...
UPDATE: Chilean church to pay historic compensation to sexual abuse victims
SANTIAGO – The Catholic Church in Chile must pay a compensation of 450 million pesos to three victims of former priest Fernando Karadima. The turning...
Karadima case: former archbishop closed abuse investigation
SANTIAGO – In the court case against Fernando Karadima, the notorious priest who has been accused with sexual abuse of minors, proof has been found...
Church apologizes for guidelines: “Don´t sleep with children or touch them”
SANTIAGO – As if the accusations for covering-up sexual abuse aren´t enough already for the Catholic Church and especially the archbishopric led by Ricardo Ezzati,...
Chilean Archbishop Ezzati remains silent over covering up sexual abuse
RANCAGUA – Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago who stands trial for his involvement in the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile,...