Chile housing ministry clarifies $5.9M church construction fund, sets limits

Chile's Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (Minvu) clarified that a $5.9 million allocation will not be exclusively for church construction, but will include limits on worship use. The clarification follows public controversy over public funds being used for religious infrastructure, a first for the ministry. The policy shift may signal a change in how public funds are allocated to religious groups, but details remain limited.