Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta (AR)

President of refounded John Paul II Institute highlights shift in focus

03/15/2023 at 2:59 PM By Kevin Edward White
Catholic Culture, March 15, 2023 Msgr. Philippe Bordeyne, president of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome, discussed the shift in focus at the Institute since Pope Francis refounded it in 2017. Msgr. Bordeyne, the Institute’s... read more

Confusion abounds in Pope’s AP interview

01/25/2023 at 9:38 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Philip F, Lawler, Catholic Culture, January 25, 2023 Another month, another papal interview, another spate of confusion. In a lengthy session with the Associated Press, Pope Francis made a series of puzzling and/or misleading statements about topics including homosexuality, priestly abuse,... read more

Argentinian Bishop’s Conviction Spotlights Pope Francis’ Role in Case

03/21/2022 at 1:18 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Reporter, March 21, 2022 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The friendship between then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires and Father Gustavo Zanchetta took root during 2005-2011, when the future pope led the Argentinian Bishops’ Conference and... read more

Argentine Bishop Zanchetta Convicted of Sexually Abusing Seminarians

03/06/2022 at 1:43 PM By Kevin Edward White
Bishop Zanchetta led the Diocese of Orán, located in northern Argentina, from 2013 until 2017. By Christine Rousselle/CNA, March 4, 2022 Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Friday, March 4, after an Argentine court found him guilty of sexually... read more

Associate of Pope Francis Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse in Argentina

03/04/2022 at 2:32 PM By Kevin Edward White
Allegations over Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta’s conduct raised questions over pope’s handling of abuse cases By Silvina Frydlewsky and Francis X. Rocca, Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2022 2:58 pm ET A court in Orán, located in Argentina’s northern province of Salta, where Bishop... read more

Alleged victims still waiting for justice in case of Argentine bishop working at Vatican

11/13/2020 at 6:46 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Inés San Martín, Crux, November 13, 2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – As the release of a Vatican report on the rise of laicized former cardinal Theodore McCarrick puts the spotlight on how clerical culture can protect high-ranking officials when they are accused of abuse, some eyes turned to... read more
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta

Argentine Bishop Appears at Court Hearing on Abuse Charges

12/04/2019 at 6:14 PM By Kevin Edward White
By The Associated Press, November 27, 2019 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis appeared voluntarily for a court hearing Wednesday ahead of a trial on charges of sexual abuse of two former seminarians in one of several cases that have shaken the church in the... read more

Argentine bishop says he’ll return to face sex allegations

11/25/2019 at 9:46 AM By Kevin Edward White
An Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis says he’ll return voluntarily to Argentina to respond to prosecutors’ accusations of sex abuse By Associated Press, November 23, 2019 on Monday to respond to prosecutors’ accusations of sex abuse. An Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis said... read more

Prosecutors Call For The International Capture of Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta

11/21/2019 at 1:05 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
They call for the international capture of ex-Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta El Tribuno, November 21, 2019 Zanchetta is charged with aggravated sexual abuse for being committed by a cult minister to the detriment of two victims. The criminal prosecutor of Gender Violence and Crimes against... read more

Argentine bishop tapped by Pope for Vatican job faces abuse trial

08/08/2019 at 3:26 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Inés San Martín, Crux, Aug 8, 2019 ORAN, Argentina - Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a prelate from Pope Francis’s native country whom the pontiff brought to Rome and gave a Vatican job in 2017 and who’s now facing charges of sexually abusing seminarians, is expected to appear in court in... read more
Pope Francis meets with Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta. Credit: Vatican Media.

Zanchetta to stand trial in Argentina for sexual abuse of seminarians

06/16/2019 at 12:11 PM By Kevin Edward White
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jun 10, 2019 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has been criminally charged with sexually assaulting two seminarians before a court in Argentina. The bishop has been barred from leaving the country and ordered to undergo a psychological examination. The... read more

Germán Arana, the Jesuit Who Advised Francis Badly

03/14/2019 at 12:36 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Former Vicar: Vatican Knew About Sex-Abuse Allegations Against Argentine Bishop

01/21/2019 at 3:54 PM By Mary Anne Hackett