VATICAN CITY
Vatican News
February 20, 2018
[See also the February 19, 2018 press release by the Chilean conference of Catholic bishops: Presencia de Mons. Charles Scicluna en Chile]
The Chilean bishops have released information about the visit of Archbishop Scicluna in Chile, who has been tasked with gathering information concerning the case of Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno.
The Chilean Episcopal Conference (Cech), has released some details regarding the presence in Chile, in recent days of Charles Scicluna, archbishop of Malta and President of the College for the examination of appeals (in matters of delicta graviora) for the Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Cech, in a press release, said that Archbishop Scicluna arrived in Chile yesterday, and today he will begin to listen to those who have expressed their desire to provide new facts regarding the situation of the bishop of Osorno. The archbishop will continue to listen to the witnesses until next Friday, in premises made available by the apostolic nunciature.
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