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July 31, 2014

Vatican removes priest in Paraguay accused of sex abuse in U.S.

The Vatican has ordered a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Paraguay to remove Carlos Urrutigoity accused of sex abuse in the United States and to restrict the activities of the bishop who hired him.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has ordered a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Paraguay to remove a priest accused of sex abuse in the United States and to restrict the activities of the bishop who hired him.

Published in International
July 4, 2014

Pope sends delegation to Paraguay to investigate Pa. priest accused of molesting boys

Rev. Carlos Urrutigoity

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is sending a cardinal and a bishop to Paraguay to investigate the activities of a priest previously accused of sex abuse in Pennsylvania, the Vatican’s diplomatic envoy to the Latin American country said.

Published in Vatican
June 26, 2012

Impeached Paraguayan president and former bishop fights ouster from office

Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic bishop, gestures while talking to journalists outside his home near Asuncion June 24. Paraguay's new president, Federico Franco, said he will ask his predecessor to help "decompress" regional t ensions over Lugo's speedy impeachment.

LIMA, Peru - As neighboring countries recalled their ambassadors from Paraguay for consultation, Fernando Lugo, the bishop-turned-president who was impeached June 22, announced that he was forming a parallel government.

Paraguay's Senate ousted Lugo, 61, after a two-day trial that the former president called a "parliamentary coup d'etat." The move came after a confrontation between landless peasants and police left 17 people dead.

Published in International
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