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
Peru cardinal celebrates 36 years as a bishop, thanks Opus Dei founder, John Paul II
Jul 6, 2024 / 08:00 amThe cardinal in a July 4 video message from Rome posted by Diario Expreso recalled the day of his episcopal consecration on July 3, 1988.
Russian forces release two Ukrainian Catholic priests captured in 2022
Jul 1, 2024 / 16:00 pmThe pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need announced the release of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests who were captured in November 2022.
What are schism and excommunication in the Catholic Church?
Jun 25, 2024 / 16:15 pmJust what are schism and excommunication in the Catholic Church? Here’s an explanation.
Pope Francis meets with Opus Dei prelate Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz
Jun 24, 2024 / 17:30 pm“The audience, which lasted about half an hour, took place in an atmosphere of warmth and affection on the part of the Holy Father,” the prelature reported.
Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns
Jun 24, 2024 / 17:00 pmThe Catholic Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of Belorado for committing schism.
The Catholic Church in France will have 105 new priests in 2024
Jun 22, 2024 / 06:00 amOf the 105 new priests, 73 are diocesan, 16 belong to religious orders, 10 are members of communities, and two belong to societies of apostolic life.
Jesuits in Bolivia admit their actions were ‘disastrous’ in dealing with sexual abuse
Jun 18, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Jesuits of Bolivia in a June 16 statement admitted their actions were “negligent, indolent, and disastrous” in response to the sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Former punk band guitarist, policeman ordained to Catholic priesthood
Jun 12, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Cathedral of Prato, Italy, was the setting last Saturday for the ordination of a former punk band guitarist and policeman.
Vatican: Pope Francis speaks again about the admission of homosexuals to seminaries
Jun 11, 2024 / 19:15 pmThe Vatican Press Office reported that during a closed-door meeting, the pope again discussed the admission of men “with homosexual tendencies to seminaries.”
Pope Francis warns of ‘cold war’ in families, encourages living forgiveness
Jun 6, 2024 / 16:52 pmAs part of the “School of Prayer” initiative, the Holy Father met Thursday with about 30 families from the parish of St. Brigid of Sweden in Rome.
Prominent Jesuit: The Society of Jesus is in ‘profound decline’
May 24, 2024 / 10:31 amFather Julio Fernández Techera, SJ, rector of the Catholic University of Uruguay, has written a widely circulated, critical essay about the Society of Jesus.
Pontifical Academy for Life is betraying its founder, JPII biographer George Weigel says
May 22, 2024 / 15:05 pmGeorge Weigel, biographer of St. John Paul II, lamented that the Pontifical Academy for Life has betrayed Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, its founding president.
Spain archbishop on schismatic nuns: ‘I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences’
May 21, 2024 / 12:26 pmArchbishop Mario Iceta of Burgos in Spain noted: “I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences” of their decision.
EWTN designated official channel for 2024 International Eucharistic Congress
May 21, 2024 / 06:40 amThe 53rd International Eucharistic Congress has chosen EWTN as the official channel for providing live coverage of the Sept. 8–15 event in Quito, Ecuador.
Pope Francis appoints pontifical legate to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress
May 20, 2024 / 17:51 pmPope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin Farrell as his special envoy for the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress.
Peru’s government considers transexualism a mental health problem: what you need to know
May 17, 2024 / 07:00 amThe government of Peru has published a supreme decree in which “transsexualism” and “gender identity disorder” are considered “mental health problems.”
An oasis in the European Church: World’s oldest Cistercian abbey has more than 100 monks
May 15, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross) in Austria has never had “interruptions” in its history and is an oasis of the Catholic Church in Europe.
Blood of St. Januarius miraculously liquifies again
May 6, 2024 / 16:48 pmThe miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius, bishop, martyr, and patron saint of Naples, Italy, was repeated in St. Clare Basilica on May 4.
Armed priest arrested as he tried to enter the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli
May 6, 2024 / 14:07 pmAccording to the Italian news agency ANSA, the priest tried to pass through the metal detector carrying an air pistol, two knives, a cutter, and a screwdriver.
Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit help you to make ‘mystery of Christ’ present
Apr 30, 2024 / 13:00 pmOn the occasion of its first general convention taking place in Rome this week, Pope Francis has addressed a message to the Regnum Christi Federation.