Police and prosecutors in Chile have raided offices and seized documents of the Roman Catholic Church amid a child sexual abuse and cover-up scandal.
The surprise raids took place in the capital Santiago and in the city of Rancagua.
They come as two Vatican envoys are in Chile to investigate the claims and advise dioceses how to respond.
On Monday the Pope accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops in the wake of the scandal.
They included the controversial Juan Barros who was accused of covering up sexual abuse committed by priest Fernando Karadima in the 1980s and 1990s.
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