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
Mexican bishop to country's president: 'We've done our job as pastors'
Jul 11, 2022 / 16:30 pmBishop Ramón Castro Castro on July 9 responded to recent remarks by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who called the Catholic Church in Mexico “hypocritical.”
Pope Francis jokes about upcoming Canada trip: 'They say it's not easy, I think it is'
Jul 11, 2022 / 15:31 pmAfter visiting a community of Jesuits in Rome this weekend, Pope Francis joked about his upcoming trip to Canada, from July 24-30.
Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua
Jul 7, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe action is the latest in religious persecutions that have escalated there in the last four years.
Peruvian same-sex-attracted man defies gay 'pride' by promising to be chaste
Jul 1, 2022 / 14:40 pmIn a recent interview with Spanish EWTN News, Gerson Granados Gonzales shared his life’s journey and a message to those with homosexual tendencies.
Cardinal reveals he was detained by drug traffickers in Mexico
Jun 28, 2022 / 16:25 pmCardinal Francisco Robles Ortega lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico at a June 26 press conference.
Puerto Rican Senate passes bill banning abortion after 22 weeks
Jun 24, 2022 / 16:40 pmIf passed in the House, the bill will go to the desk of the governor of Puerto Rico for his signature.
Fathers are more than providers, and St. Joseph is their example, archbishop says
Jun 20, 2022 / 16:44 pmArchbishop Rogelio Cabrera López of Monterrey, president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, said in a Father's Day message that fathers are not just providers and that their example is St. Joseph.
Priests back bishop attacked in media for defending life and the family
Jun 8, 2022 / 03:00 amBishop Santiago Gómez Sierra encouraged Catholics to vote for those who share Christian values.
Spanish priest responds to Whoopi Goldberg on Nancy Pelosi and Communion
May 25, 2022 / 17:41 pmActress Whoopi Goldberg defended what she considers the right to Communion of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, in wake of the decision of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco to deny her Holy Communion for her obstinate and public support for abortion.
Spanish Jerusalem Bible changes 'fishers of men' to 'fishers of persons'
May 17, 2022 / 17:25 pmThe Desclée de Brouwer publishing house, which publishes the Jerusalem Bible, changed the word "man" (“hombre”) to "person" (“persona”) in its new Spanish edition.
Madonna seeks an audience with Pope Francis
May 6, 2022 / 15:00 pmIn a Tweet on Wednesday, Madonna asked Pope Francis to receive her so she could talk with him about "some important matters."
Pro-life bill in Puerto Rico seeks to prohibit abortion after 22 weeks
May 3, 2022 / 12:00 pmTalís Romero, a pro-life leader in Puerto Rico, has launched a campaign in support of a bill on the island which seeks to limit abortion to the first 22 weeks of pregnancy.
Nineteen attacks on Christians during Holy Week in Spain
May 2, 2022 / 14:57 pmThe Observatory for Religious Freedom in Spain has reported that during Holy Week this year there were 19 attacks against Christians.
Argentine bishops renew commitment to eradicating sex abuse after Bishop Zanchetta's sentencing
Mar 4, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe Argentine Bishops’ Conference expressed Friday its closeness to the victims of Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, sentenced to prison for sexually abusing seminarians, and renewed their commitment to eradicate these abusive behaviors.
Colombian president, bishops condemn court's decriminalization of abortion
Feb 23, 2022 / 15:00 pmThe president of Colombia, Iván Duque, rejected Tuesday the Constitutional Court’s decision to depenalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Colombia's Constitutional Court decriminalizes abortion up to six months
Feb 21, 2022 / 21:08 pmColombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled 5-4 to decriminalize abortion up to six months, or 24 weeks of pregnancy.
This Colombian bishop in a drug trafficking zone receives death threats
Feb 9, 2022 / 17:14 pmSince 2017 Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya has led the Diocese of Buenaventura, centered on one of Colombia’s main seaports. His work announcing the Gospel and denouncing violence, drug trafficking, and organized crime has drawn more than one death threat.
Spanish PM meets with head of country's bishops' conference
Jan 25, 2022 / 17:11 pmSpanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez visited the president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Juan José Omella, on Monday to discuss a series of issues including the registered assets of the Catholic Church.
Priest denounces Spanish Caritas for Christological error
Jan 11, 2022 / 15:51 pmFather Antonio María Domenech Guillén, a priest of the Diocese of Cuenca, harshly criticized Spanish Caritas for writing “nonsense” about Christ on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Brazil to have a statue of Jesus larger than Christ the Redeemer
Jan 7, 2022 / 15:36 pmA statue of Christ is being built in Brazil that will be larger than the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro.