The Spanish newspaper El País has submitted a report to the Vatican (the Holy See, seat of the Roman Catholic Church's global governance) documenting 21 testimonies accusing 24 priests, clergy members, and laypeople of sexual abuse across eight Latin American countries. Colombia accounts for more than half the cases, with the remainder spread across Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. The report highlights a broader pattern of local cover-ups by dioceses and religious orders, with victims rarely receiving recognition or compensation, underscoring how most of Latin America — unlike the United States, Europe, and Australia — has yet to conduct serious institutional reckonings with clergy abuse.