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- Oct 20, 2019
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Pope names new apostolic nuncio to Chile
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Oct 7, 2019
Pope Francis named Spanish Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martin as the new apostolic nuncio to Chile, the Vatican announced.
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World’s oldest living bishop, who is uncle of Chile’s president, accused of abuse
- Church in the Americas
- Aug 22, 2019
Archbishop Bernardino Piñera, who served as Archbishop of Serena from 1983-1990 after previously serving as Bishop of Temuco, is being investigated by the Vatican over allegations that he sexually abused a minor 50 years ago.
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Chile: Jesuits publish inquiry results, confirm abuses by famed priest
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Jul 31, 2019
While deceased Jesuit Father Renato Poblete Barth was known publicly as a champion of the poor in Chile, an internal investigation funded by the Jesuits revealed that the famed clergyman abused more than a dozen women over a span of nearly 50 years.
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Chile removes statute of limitations on sex abuse cases
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Jul 12, 2019
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has signed a bill that removes the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children.
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New auxiliary bishop in Chile draws fire for comments on abuse, women and Jews
- Church in the Americas
- May 28, 2019
He hasn’t yet taken office, but a newly announced auxiliary bishop of Santiago, Chile, is already in hot water over his remarks on the sex abuse crisis, women, and the Jewish community.
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In Chile, God’s alive and well and arrives every day on WhatsApp
- Church in the Americas
- May 21, 2019
The success of a WhatsApp spiritual thread in Chile suggests that while the abuse scandals may have badly frayed confidence in the institutional church and its leadership, it has not killed off the basic human hunger for faith and community.
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