Several Chilean priests have demanded the resignation of a newly-appointed bishop whom they accuse of covering up for a cleric who abused altar servers. A group of priests and deacons in Osorno have complained to the apostolic nuncio for Chile about Bishop Juan Barros Madrid. The priests and deacons allege the bishop covered up for Read more
Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet has announced her decision to push for legalised abortion, while at the same time calling for better care of pets. Ms Bachelet called for more “care, control and wellbeing” for pets. “With all due respect for pets, I think the person and human life are worth much more than that,” Cardinal Read more
Authorities in Chile are investigating allegations that Catholic priests were in a network that took newborn babies from unmarried mothers. The babies were illegally given away to be raised by married couples in “traditional” Catholic families. The motivation was the social stigma attached to being an unmarried mother in middle-class families in Chile in the Read more
An 11-year-old rape victim has been praised by Chile’s president, Sebastian Pinera, for saying she would be happy to keep her baby and shun abortion despite being 14 weeks pregnant through being raped by her mother’s partner. President Pinera, whose government has opposed lifting the country’s ban on abortion, said he is surprised by the Read more