https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Santiago Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati on Wednesday went before a prosecutor investigating a sex abuse scandal that has roiled the Catholic Church in Chile but declined to answer questions about accusations he was involved in a cover-up. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/chile-archbishop-remains-silent-over-abuse-cover-up-claims Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:50:00 +0200 chile-archbishop-remains-silent-over-abuse-cover-up-claims A monsignor who was a former advisor at the Vatican's US embassy in Washington will face charges of possessing and exchanging child pornography, the Holy See announced on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180609/vatican-orders-ex-diplomat-to-face-child-sex-abuse-trial Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:37:41 +0200 vatican-orders-ex-diplomat-to-face-child-sex-abuse-trial Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the Church in Chile after three days of intense meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.it/20180518/chilean-bishops-resign-pope Fri, 18 May 2018 16:15:00 +0200 chilean-bishops-resign-pope Pope Francis admitted on Wednesday he had made "grave mistakes" in his handling of a sexual abuse scandal in Chile as he looks to quell the latest controversy to rock the Roman Catholic Church. https://www.thelocal.it/20180412/pope-admits-grave-mistakes-in-handling-of-chile-sex-abuse-scandal Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:51:29 +0200 pope-admits-grave-mistakes-in-handling-of-chile-sex-abuse-scandal Pope Francis admitted on Monday he was frightened by the prospect of an accidental nuclear apocalypse, as he began a weeklong visit to Chile and Peru to bolster a local Catholic Church riven by sex abuse scandals. https://www.thelocal.it/20180116/pope-francis-says-he-fears-accidental-nuclear-war Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:44:51 +0100 pope-francis-says-he-fears-accidental-nuclear-war