IMAGE OF THE DAY: Chile’s Atacama Desert Provides Most Mars-Like Environments on Earth

By NASA  //  June 20, 2018 Atacama Rover and Astrobiology Drilling Studies The Moon begins to rise behind the ARADS rover during the 2017 season of field tests in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Milky Way is visible in the night sky. (NASA image) ( …

Pope's envoys in Chile call for justice for sex abuse victims

The Vatican's top investigator called Tuesday for justice for child sex abuse victims of Chile's Catholic Church as fresh cases involving pedophile priests came to light. Malta Archbishop Charles Scicluna spoke as he wound up a weeklong mission to …

Sacred Hearts priest in Chile investigated for sexual abuse

Santiago, Chile, Jun 19, 2018 / 06:03 pm (ACI Prensa).- The Chilean province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary reported Monday that a preliminary investigation is underway on Fr. Juan Andrés Peretiatkowicz Valdés, accused of …

Papal Envoys End Trip to Chile Calling for Sex Abuse Investigations

SANTIAGO – Special envoys of Pope Francis to Chile wrapped up their pastoral mission to the South American country this Tuesday with a call for a thorough investigation of reports of the sexual abuse of minors committed by members of the clergy. “ …

Chile rechaza separación de niños de sus padres

Updated 2:19 pm, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP Una protesta contra la separación de familias migrantes en la frontera, realizada el 18 de junio del 2018 en Phoenix, Arizona. Una protesta contra la separación de familias migrantes en …

BHP sells Chile copper mine

Kazakhstan, Chile’s Codelco Sign Cooperation Memorandum to Exploit Copper

ASTANA – The Chilean National Copper Corporation (Codelco) signed a cooperation memorandum on Tuesday with the National Geological Exploration Company Kazgeology in Astana to exploit copper. “We are looking for new copper resources all over the world, in …

BHP to sell Chile copper mine to EMR Capital

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Global mining major BHP has agreed to sell its Cerro Colorado copper mine, in Chile, to private equity manager EMR Capital, the Melbourne-headquartered company announced on Tuesday. The transaction consists of a cash …

Vatican Envoy in Chile: Up to Pope to Release Sex Abuse Report

SANTIAGO —  The Vatican envoy who was sent to Chile to gather evidence of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church said it would be up to Pope Francis to decide on whether to release the report of their findings to the country's civil authorities. …

Vatican promises to hear more abuse complaints in Chile

Updated 1:26 pm, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Archbishop Charles Scicluna speaks during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Scicluna reported that a "listening service" of the Vatican in Chile will continue to collect …