Articles by Julieta Villar
Bolivia’s attorney general accuses Jesuits of obstructing sex abuse investigation
Jul 14, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe Bolivian attorney general’s office had received a copy of the diary from the Society of Jesus in Bolivia but charged that it contained “gaps.”
Sex abuse scandal in Bolivia: Who had the Jesuit priest’s diary, and when?
Jul 11, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe personal diary of the Jesuit priest Alfonso “Pica” Pedrajas, who died in 2009, has been at the center of a sexual abuse scandal in Bolivia.
Caritas Chile launches campaign to aid victims of heavy rains, flooding
Jun 28, 2023 / 09:00 amThe area has been inundated with heavy rains, causing the Maule River to overflow with at least two deaths and almost 10,000 people evacuated.
Argentine archdiocese to study statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that allegedly shed tears
Jun 14, 2023 / 15:00 pmThe alleged event happened on the evening of June 9 after Mass and a blessing for healing.
New accusations of sexual abuse against Jesuits in Bolivia
May 17, 2023 / 13:25 pmFollowing a report that documented the serial sexual abuse committed in Bolivia by a Jesuit priest, new accusations have been made against other priests.
In wake of the clerical pederasty scandal in Bolivia, bishop says he favors optional celibacy for priests
May 15, 2023 / 07:51 amBishop Eugenio Cóter, head of the Communication Commission of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference, said in a radio interview that optional celibacy could be a “helpful element” in preventing sexual abuse.
After nine years without ordinations, Argentine diocese has a new priest. Here’s his story
May 14, 2023 / 08:00 amAfter nine years without priestly ordinations, the Diocese of Alto Valle de Río Negro in Argentina celebrated the ordination of Father Alexis Oser, 27.
Bolivian bishops express pain over serial sexual abuse by Jesuit priest
May 10, 2023 / 16:35 pmAn investigation by the newspaper El Pais revealed that Spanish Jesuit priest Alfonso Pedrajas Moreno sexually abused as many as 85 boys and adolescents.
More than 134,000 make pilgrimage to venerate renowned crucifix in Argentina
May 2, 2023 / 16:30 pmPilgrims came this past weekend to the village of Villa de la Quebrada in central Argentina to bring their intentions and fulfill their promises to Christ.
Chile bishop asks faithful not to yield to hatred after third policeman killed in a month
Apr 11, 2023 / 17:30 pmPolice officers, officials, family members, and the faithful bid their last farewell to 1st Cpl. Daniel Rodrigo Palma Yáñez at a Mass in Rancagua, Chile.
Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society
Mar 23, 2023 / 10:35 amAuxiliary Bishop Pedro Fuentes of La Paz, Bolivia, charged that ideologies are being imposed on Bolivian society, especially in education.
Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina
Mar 23, 2023 / 08:08 amThe attack occurred March 14 in Córdoba, Argentina, where Father Mariano Oberlin runs an addiction rehabilitation center.