Walter Sánchez Silva
Walter Sánchez Silva is a senior writer for ACI Prensa (https://www.aciprensa.com). With more than 15 years of experience, he has reported from important ecclesial events in Europe, Asia and Latin America during the pontificates of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. E-mail: walter@aciprensa.com
Articles by Walter Sánchez Silva
Bishops urge the faithful to maintain hope amid Colombia protests
Jul 19, 2021 / 15:49 pmThe Colombian bishops have urged the faithful to listen to the voice of Christ and not to let the current crisis the country is going through rob them of hope.
Anarchy and chaos must never again be the protagonists in Colombia, bishops urge
Jun 28, 2021 / 14:30 pmThe bishops of the Pacific and the southwestern regions of Colombia spoke out about the current situation in the country last week, encouraging reconciliation, justice, responsible initiatives and the rejection of any type of violence.
Church in Venezuela can facilitate talks between government and opposition, says cardinal
Jun 24, 2021 / 16:02 pmCardinal Baltazar Porras, archbishop of Mérida and apostolic administrator of Caracas, said that the Church in Venezuela can help facilitate talks between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition, led by national assemblyman Juan Guaidó, to overcome the serious crisis currently affecting the country.
LGBT activist dances and strips in atrium of Catholic cathedral
Jun 24, 2021 / 15:01 pmAn LGBT activist danced and stripped to scanty underwear in the atrium in front of the cathedral in the town of San Gil, Colombia this week.
Baja California legislature inserts same-sex marriage into state constitution
Jun 19, 2021 / 06:00 amThe Baja California legislature amended the state constitution Wednesday to include same-sex marriage, which pro-life activists have called a "grave attack against Baja California families."
Mexican bishops ask that election results be respected
Jun 8, 2021 / 15:01 pmThe Mexican bishops’ conference on Monday asked the political forces in the country to respect the results of Sunday’s elections and encouraged the resumption of dialogue to find a common path “beyond partisan differences."
The clear response of a priest to Fr. James Martin for supporting 'gay pride'
Jun 4, 2021 / 13:20 pmFr. Nelson Medina, a Dominican priest from Colombia, responded to the June 2 Instagram video posted by Fr. James Martin in which he maintained that a Catholic can celebrate gay pride month in June.
Amid Colombia protests, archbishop urges overcoming visceral hatred with the love of God
Jun 1, 2021 / 18:01 pmThe Archbishop of Bogotá, Luis José Rueda Aparicio, has encouraged Colombians to overcome their fratricidal "visceral hatred" with the authentic love that comes from the Triune God.
Peruvian bishops condemn mass killing by the Shining Path
May 25, 2021 / 17:01 pmThe president of the Peruvian bishops’ conference has condemned Sunday’s killing of 16 persons by the Shining Path, a communist rebel group.
Blessing same-sex couples a diabolical and sacrilegious act, priest affirms
May 11, 2021 / 14:19 pmFr. Hugo Valdemar, canon penitentiary of the Archdiocese of Mexico, said that the blessing that priests and pastoral workers gave May 10 to homosexual couples in Germany "is a truly sacrilegious act" and a "diabolical act of pride and immorality."
Abortion kills more than does Covid, says mother who almost aborted daughter
May 7, 2021 / 12:05 pm“Abortion is a scourge that kills many children and moms, it kills more than COVID. It's relentless,” said Liz Martínez, a 33-year-old Colombian mother who almost two years ago was about to abort her daughter Lucrecia.
Italian lay missionary who served poor children in Peru murdered
Apr 26, 2021 / 12:56 pmNadia de Munari, a 50-year-old Italian lay missionary who was part of Operation Mato Grosso, which serves the poor in Peru, died April 24 after being attacked in her residence. There were no witnesses to the crime.
Young mothers respond after pro-life pregnancy center tagged in Colombia
Apr 21, 2021 / 14:30 pmThe ProMujer pregnancy help center operated by the Moms 40 Coalition for Life Foundation in Bogota discovered April 16 it had been tagged overnight by abortion activists with false accusations such as “here we force women to give birth" and "be careful: forced motherhood."