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Cardinal Ezzati leaves Santiago with 'head held high'
Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, whose resignation as Archbishop of Santiago was accepted Saturday, said he is leaving office “very grateful”... Read more
Migrants are revitalizing the Church in Chile, missionary priest says
For six years, Fr. Marcio Toniazzo has worked as the director of immigration services for the Archdiocese of Santiago in... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Chilean bishops to discuss abuse crisis
Pope Francis met for three hours Monday with leaders of the Chilean bishops’ conference, as the bishops face a sexual... Read more
Chilean bishops' president names delegate to replace him at papal meeting
At the Vatican summit to discuss sex abuse next month, the secretary general of the Chilean Bishops Conference will take... Read more
Chilean court: Private health facilities can't be forced to do abortions
A Chilean court has ruled that private healthcare facilities may conscientiously object to abortions, declaring unconstitutional a law that had... Read more
Chilean president signs gender identity law
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera signed into law Wednesday a bill permitting people aged 14 or older to change their name... Read more
Celebrations begin for 500th anniversary of first Mass in Chile
A Eucharistic procession through the Patagonian city of Punta Arenas launched the 500th anniversary commemorations of the first Mass celebrated... Read more
Karadima victims file complaint against Cardinal Errázuriz
Three victims of former Chilean priest Fernando Karadima filed a complaint last week against Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, accusing... Read more
Ezzati declines to answer questions in Chilean abuse probe
Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago exercised his legal right to silence Wednesday after being summoned for questioning by a state... Read more
Santiago archdiocese creates lay-led commission to address abuse cases
Amid the crisis facing the Church in Chile regarding sexual and other forms of abuse, the Archdiocese of Santiago has... Read more
Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops
The removal of Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera of Chillán and Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina of San Felipe was confirmed in... Read more
This 87-year-old woman feeds the homeless in Chile every week
Every Wednesday night, 87-year-old Elena Donaire goes out onto the streets of Santiago, Chile, to meet the homeless and attend... Read more
Chilean Senate passes bill allowing minors to change legal gender
The Chilean Senate has passed a gender identity bill that would allow minors as young as 14 to change their... Read more
Chilean Church celebrates National Day of the Migrant
The Church in Chile’s capital celebrated the National Day of the Migrant September 2 with a Mass of Thanksgiving and... Read more
Chilean officials raid bishops' conference amid abuse investigation
Officials of the Investigative Police of Chile (PDI) raided Tuesday the offices of the Chilean bishop’s conference to seize information... Read more
Chilean bishops' efforts to prevent sex abuse affirmed by Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Friday wrote to the Chilean bishops' conference to express his approval of their newly-adopted plan to prevent... Read more
Efforts to broaden abortion legalization continue in Chile
Pro-life groups in Chile are criticizing efforts to legalize abortion for any reason up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. Read more
Chilean cardinal to be questioned by prosecutors over abuse cover-up
Cardinal Enrico Ezzati, Archbishop of Santiago, has been summoned by local authorities to answer questions about the ongoing sexual abuse... Read more
Chilean bishops express concern over number of sex abuse victims
After the Chilean prosecutor's office announced that it has compiled a list of 266 victims of sexual abuse by Church... Read more
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of two more Chilean bishops
In his latest move on the Chilean clerical abuse crisis, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Horacio del... Read more
