Diego López Marina
Diego Lopez Marina has a degree in Communication Sciences with a specialization in journalism from the University of San Martín de Porres (Peru). He began his professional career in 2015, as an editor for the Journalistic Archive area of the Diario El Comercio. In 2016 he began working as an writer for ACI Prensa and since 2018 he has been working as a web editor.
Articles by Diego López Marina
Guatemalan pro-lifer concerned about president-elect’s position on abortion, gender ideology
Sep 14, 2023 / 18:15 pm“Unfortunately we do not see a very favorable outlook regarding these issues,” said Elena Gaytán of The Family Matters Association in Guatemala.
‘The Phenomenon’ is baptized at age 46: Soccer great Ronaldo Nazario embraces Catholic faith
Sep 13, 2023 / 14:15 pmThe Brazilian and world soccer legend nicknamed “The Phenomenon” took a significant step in his life of faith by receiving the sacrament of baptism.
Peru congressman challenges gender ideology training for public employees
Aug 25, 2023 / 16:00 pmAlejandro Muñante has requested that officials explain in detail what is “the usefulness of the training, its legal justification ... among other things.”
Nicaragua dictatorship revokes legal status of the Jesuits, confiscates all their assets
Aug 24, 2023 / 16:40 pmThe move by the dictatorship takes place amid a growing wave of harassment against the religious order.
Nicaragua’s dictatorship renames university, evicts 6 Jesuits from adjacent property
Aug 22, 2023 / 11:30 amThe Jesuits showed the officers proof of the order’s ownership but it made little difference and they were ordered to leave.
U.S. State Department spokesman condemns seizure of Jesuit university in Nicaragua
Aug 17, 2023 / 15:50 pm“The U.S. condemns the regime’s ongoing repression of religious figures and institutions,” Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said.
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua freezes bank accounts, assets of Jesuit university
Aug 14, 2023 / 08:53 amAuxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, Silvio Báez, condemned the latest aggression by the government on Aug. 10 on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
Peru congressman: Abortion lobby using pregnant rape victim to try to legalize abortion
Aug 13, 2023 / 07:00 am“What I see is the utilization of this case by the abortion lobby,” said Peru Congressman Alejandro Muñante.
Church prays for release of kidnapped priest and seminarian in Nigeria
Aug 9, 2023 / 16:05 pmFather Paul Sanogo and seminarian Melkiori Dominick Mahinini were kidnapped early in the morning of Aug. 3 in Niger state.
Pope Francis makes urgent call to recover eucharistic adoration in the Church
Aug 2, 2023 / 18:40 pm“Only in adoration, only before the Lord can the taste and passion for evangelization be recovered,” the pontiff said during an Aug. 2 homily.
Nicaraguan lawyer: 65 women religious have been expelled from the country since 2022
Jul 31, 2023 / 16:30 pmAccording to Martha Patricia Molina, a total of 10 religious congregations in the country have been affected.
Vatican to investigate Sodalitium Christianae Vitae lay society in Peru
Jul 22, 2023 / 00:01 amThe investigation will be led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, assistant secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and an expert on sexual abuse.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua freezes bank accounts of some priests
Jun 16, 2023 / 16:45 pmThe dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has ordered the bank accounts of several priests in some Nicaraguan dioceses to be frozen.
Nicaragua dictatorship confiscates assets of political prisoners it deported to U.S.
Jun 13, 2023 / 15:15 pmA Nicaraguan court on June 9 announced the “freezing and forfeiture” of assets of the 222 political prisoners deported to the U.S. in February.
Parents of priest in Cuba attacked with machetes in home invasion
Jun 8, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe priest posted an update on Facebook on his parents’ health, stating that his mother “only received minor blows” but his father needed surgery.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua withholds more than $500,000 donated by CRS to the Church
Jun 7, 2023 / 15:30 pmAn investigation has revealed that the Ortega dictatorship withheld more than half a million dollars donated to the Church in Nicaragua.
Parents in Honduras launch movement to oppose imposition of gender ideology in schools
Jun 6, 2023 / 16:15 pmHondura parents launched the “For Our Children” movement to stop the attempt to impose gender ideology in the public school curriculum.
Church in Peru donates thousands of doses of medication to combat dengue epidemic
Jun 1, 2023 / 17:15 pmDengue is a virus transmitted to humans through mosquitoes and can cause nausea, fever, pain, and in severe cases, internal bleeding and death.
Bolivian bishop on clerical sex abuse: We know asking forgiveness is not enough
May 30, 2023 / 17:00 pm“We have asked for forgiveness; we know that it’s not enough,” said Bishop Giovani Arana of El Alto, Bolivia.
Chilean bishop: Court ruling on sexual orientation training harms independence of Church
May 25, 2023 / 16:30 pmA Catholic bishop and Alliance Defending Freedom have criticized a 2022 ruling of an international court for proposing nondiscrimination “training.”