Over decades, a Spanish priest, Lucho Roma, abused hundreds of Indigenous girls in Bolivia. He photographed them, recorded them on video and documented his crimes in writing. This is the second diary of a pedophile priest that EL PAÍS has managed to access. On this occasion, however, the Society of Jesus carried out investigations that confirmed the crimes. But then, after Roma’s death in 2019, they kept them in a drawer, where they remained unpublished. Until today
The Catholic order, which hid the results of its internal investigation into Lucho Roma from the civil justice systems, admits that its actions were ‘negligent, indolent and disastrous’
Cardinal Omella took 24 hours to react to the report that was commissioned by Spain’s ombudsman. He dismissed the study that estimates that 1.13% of the country’s population — approximately 440,000 people — have suffered childhood sexual abuse in religious environments
The historic report released by Spain’s ombudsman details the abuses committed by clergy members, calling out the religious institution in harsh terms. According to the figures released, Spain is the country with the highest official projection of victims
The plaintiffs, who suffered abuse between 1973 and 1995 in several schools run by the order, consider that these are crimes against humanity and that there is no statute of limitations on them
The recent testimony of a teen girl who claims to have regained her sight is one of thousands of reports of supernatural healings evaluated in a pontifical process first created during the Middle Ages and modified over subsequent centuries.
The alumni association of the Juan XXIII school in Cochabamba, the epicenter of the Company’s pedophilia scandal, attacks the Truth Commission presented by the Government. ‘It is only made up of public officials’
Attorney General Wilfredo Chávez is launching the probe after EL PAÍS published a story about a Spanish priest who abused children at boarding schools for decades and was protected by church officials
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the nephew who found his uncle’s secret diary, in which the Jesuit priest revealed that he sexually abused dozens of minors during decades, says: ‘You’re with the victims or with the pederast’
A Spanish Jesuit abused dozens of children in Bolivia. His actions were covered up by the Catholic Church, but when he died, Alfonso Pedrajas left behind a shocking confession
Despite recommendations to stay home, thousands turned up in Madrid for a traditional event that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus health crisis
After the Jesuits admitted to cases of pedophilia, other religious orders have followed suit, for a total of 126 priests and more than 500 victims, according to EL PAÍS’ count
Four Spanish Claretian priests put themselves at risk to try to save 155 Jews from Nazi persecution between 1940 and 1944 in Paris. During that period, fake baptisms were carried out in a clandestine operation that was kept strictly under wraps; until now
For many years, V. C. kept quiet about the assaults she suffered at the hands of a priest in Villaviciosa, Asturias. Her testimony is one of several making up an EL PAÍS series exposing decades of offenses by the clergy
Leopoldo Martín, now 80, still has fresh memories of the abuse he suffered at a religious boarding school in Valladolid more than 70 years ago. His testimony is one of several making up an EL PAÍS series exposing decades of offenses committed by clergy
The ecclesiastical leadership in the country refuses to provide any data on the incidents that it is aware of, with just three of the 70 dioceses passing on information to the prosecutor
In the wake of revelations about Madrid premier Cristina Cifuentes’ academic past, King Juan Carlos University is now turning its attention to deputy Pablo Casado
