ACI Prensa
ACI Prensa is the Catholic News Agency's sister agency, which was founded in Lima, Peru, in 1980 by Fr. Adalbert Marie Mohm (†1986). In 1997, ACI Prensa launched the website www.aciprensa.com, which is the largest and most visited online source of Catholic news in Spanish. In 2014, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) acquired Catholic News Agency and ACI Prensa. Since the merger, CNA and ACI Prensa have expanded their distribution platform. Now it is a service of EWTN News Inc.
Articles by ACI Prensa
St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that faith and reason go together
Jan 28, 2024 / 04:00 amSt. Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest thinkers of all time, was deeply in love with God.
St. Angela Merici: the ‘little friend’ of St. Ursula
Jan 27, 2024 / 04:00 amEvery Jan. 27, the Church celebrates St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Order of St. Ursula, whose members are known as Ursulines.
From struggles with temper to path of charity, St. Francis de Sales is a model for us all
Jan 24, 2024 / 07:00 amOn Jan. 24, the Church celebrates the patron saint of journalists, writers, and the Catholic press: St. Francis de Sales, doctor of the Church.
St. Anthony of the Desert, a father of monasticism and co-patron of animals
Jan 17, 2024 / 12:15 pmThe feast of St. Anthony of the Desert, also known as St. Anthony Abbot, the father of Christian monks and model of ascetic spirituality, is celebrated Jan. 17.
How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, first female saint of Canada, discovered her vocation
Jan 12, 2024 / 06:00 amOn Jan. 12, we celebrate the feast of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Montréal.
Today is the feast of Sts. Julian and Basilissa, spouses blessed with love and purity
Jan 9, 2024 / 14:30 pmEvery Jan. 9 the Catholic Church commemorates St. Julian and his wife, St. Basilissa, who died around the year 304.
7 facts about the Wise Men you might not know
Jan 6, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Jan. 6, the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
St. John Neumann, promoter of Catholic education in the U.S., is celebrated today
Jan 5, 2024 / 16:40 pmEvery Jan. 5 the Church celebrates the feast of St. John Neumann, Redemptorist missionary and fourth bishop of the city of Philadelphia.
Four ways to celebrate ‘Holywins’ with your family on the eve of All Saints
Oct 31, 2023 / 04:00 amThe celebration of “Holywins” is an initiative that originated in Paris in 2002 with the aim of celebrating the eve of All Saints on Oct. 31 in a Christian way.
European bishops concerned about draft bill on medical use of ‘human substances’
Sep 13, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe bishops stated that “as the Catholic Church we are convinced ... that human life from the beginning, including unborn life, possesses its own dignity.”
Boy in Brazil asks for — and receives — a chapel for his birthday
Aug 29, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe chapel was dedicated July 9 in Bauru in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, where the family lives.
Church to accompany peace talks between Colombian government, National Liberation Army
Aug 15, 2023 / 16:00 pmAmong the issues that will be addressed, in addition to pacification, are those of agrarian reform and institutional reform in Colombia.
A new eucharistic miracle in Latin America?
Jul 21, 2023 / 15:30 pmA corporal (sacred linen cloth) at a small rural chapel in Honduras showed large stains that seemed to be of human blood.
Islamic terrorist in Jan. 25 attacks in Spain said Christian faith ‘must be eliminated’
Apr 28, 2023 / 10:00 amYassine Kanjaa carried out jihadist attacks in Algeciras, Spain, killing a sacristan and seriously wounding a priest in two different incidents.
Worldwide women’s rosary announced for Dec. 8: ‘We’re daughters of the Most Holy Virgin’
Nov 8, 2022 / 16:02 pmWith the purpose of honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the Worldwide Women’s Rosary will be held for the first time on Dec. 8.
Tabernacle desecrated, consecrated hosts stolen from Costa Rica church
Oct 21, 2022 / 18:00 pmIn the early hours of the morning, caretakers of the St. Rose of Lima Parish, Pocosol, noticed that sound equipment, sacred vessels, and a monstrance had been stolen.
On this day almost 800 years ago, the practice of perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament began
Sep 11, 2022 / 08:00 amOn September 11, 1226, King Louis VII asked to expose the Blessed Sacrament as a way to celebrate victory over the Albigensians, a sect that flourished in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Spain's judiciary council questions details of proposed trans law
Apr 22, 2022 / 12:45 pmThe Plenary of Spain’s national council of the judiciary has questioned the draft law on “the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of LGTBI rights.”
Masks no longer necessary inside churches in Spain
Apr 20, 2022 / 14:07 pmGiven the improvement in the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, a Royal Decree published Wednesday states that the use of masks indoors is no longer mandatory, but keeps in place the requirement for hospitals and public transportation.
Spaniards send Sacred Heart badges to Ukraine's soldiers
Apr 12, 2022 / 14:10 pmThe Diocese of Getafe, in collaboration with the Shrine of the Great Promise in Valladolid, has made 10,000 Sacred Heart of Jesus badges that were sent to Ukraine in early April. There they will be picked by Franciscan friars to distribute to Ukrainian soldiers.