Alejandro Bermudez
Alejandro Bermudez is a Peruvian journalist who was the Executive Director of Catholic News Agency from its founding until April 2022 and the ACI Group, which includes ACI Prensa, ACI Digital, ACI Stampa, CNA Deutsche, and ACI Africa until December 2022.
Articles by Alejandro Bermudez
How to bring back the joy of courtship to strengthen Catholic marriages
Oct 28, 2021 / 10:58 amHow much would your marriage benefit if someone would plan for you one date of emotional and spiritual intimacy? Dana Nygaard’s new book, "365 Dates to Renew Your Christian Marriage: Catholic Edition," is doing that for you for a full year.
Is there a Catholic way to deal with the current financial world?
Oct 20, 2021 / 11:30 amAs the financial world becomes more complex, and ways to make money - from shorting stocks to acquiring crypto currency - have become more morally muddled, many Catholics are asking themselves if there are any principles that can be followed to make sure that wealth does not come at the cost of our souls.
Why Our Lady of the Pillar is the patroness of Spain and the Americas
Oct 12, 2021 / 01:23 amOur Lady of the Pillar (officially in Spanish, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza) is recognized as the first Marian apparition in history and is the only one that happened while the Virgin Mary was still alive.
The French geneticist that renounced to a Nobel Prize to defend the unborn is on his way to sainthood
Oct 11, 2021 / 12:00 pmIgnatius Press has released the biography of one of the most brave and kind prolife heroes, French geneticist Jérôme Lejeune, one of the world's most important persons in his field, whose name was "buried" when he became one of the most devoted supporters of the pro-life cause in his native country and around the world.
The trilogy of illustrated books that should be in every Catholic Household
Oct 11, 2021 / 09:00 amWe Catholics know that the three theological virtues are not only “very important.” They are our only path to salvation. All the other virtues will shine on Christians more or less based on education, nature, occasion, particular vocation and so on. But those three… we will go to Heaven by those three.
Our Lady of Victory and why October is the month of the Rosary
Oct 7, 2021 / 03:01 amOctober is designated by the Catholic Church as the "Month of the Rosary" because in this month the Church celebrates the Marian advocation of "Our Lady of the Rosary" on Oct. 7.
Is the US on the verge of becoming a country of many saints?
Oct 6, 2021 / 23:59 pmWith a growing number of causes of canonization finding their way to the Holy See, the United States could become one of the countries with the largest number of saints canonized in the 21st century.
Denver pro-life Eucharistic procession circles state's largest abortion clinic
Oct 6, 2021 / 20:31 pmThe Oct. 2 procession, part of the 40 Days for Life movement, began in the garden of the pro-life clinic and circled the abortion facility three times before benediction was offered back in the garden.
Why stories of rescued Afghan Christians cannot be told
Oct 6, 2021 / 12:54 pmThe stories of Afghan rescues are compelling human dramas, filled with miraculous saves, life-threatening dangers, and heroic choices on the part of volunteers and Afghans alike. But those stories also can compromise future rescue missions.
Need more of Our Lady in your life? Then this personal retreat is for you
Oct 4, 2021 / 01:00 amMarian theologian Father Edward Looney new book, "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord," masterfully summarizes the central teachings of St. Louis de Montfort's classic, "True Devotion to Mary," in a 10-day personal retreat that will bless even those who have completed the full devotion.
5 Angelic Prayers Everyone Should Know
Oct 2, 2021 / 00:30 amOct. 2 is the feast day of the guardian angels, just three days after the feast of the archangels. These liturgical days provide a great reason to refresh your devotion to the angelic beings that surround us at every moment. These are five prayers that every Catholic should know about and pray to increase their devotion to the guardian angels, the archangels, and the mysteries of faith they are so instrumental in communicating.
The Vatican Nativity scene 2021 will include llamas and superfood for Baby Jesus
Sep 19, 2021 / 03:00 amThe 2021 manger that will be placed in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican to celebrate Christmas will arrive from the town of Chopcca, Peru, a small town nestled in the Andes over 12,000 feet high.
Supreme Court poised to hear biggest challenge to Roe v Wade in 48 years
Sep 17, 2021 / 14:31 pmJackson Women’s Health Organization, Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic, presented its legal argument Monday for why the U.S. Supreme Court should strike down the state’s 2018 law prohibiting abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, setting the stage for a momentous showdown over Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Book Review: Visually rich compilation of Marian apparitions is full of spiritual ‘gems’
Sep 8, 2021 / 11:50 amSophia Institute Press and Polish theologian Wincenty Laszewski have successfully completed the task of creating the most ambitious, graphic-rich and beautifully printed compilation of Marian apparitions to date.
North American College to cancel teaching and celebrating Masses in the Extraordinary Form
Aug 31, 2021 / 21:51 pmIn a memo sent to "the Community'' at the North American College (NAC), Rector Fr. Peter Harman announced that all Masses in the Extraordinary form will be permanently suspended at the most important American Catholic institution in Rome.
5 things you need to know about Christians in Afghanistan now
Aug 29, 2021 / 20:45 pmAs the situation in Afghanistan rapidly deteriorates and the U.S. withdrawal date of Tuesday, Aug. 31 approaches, these are five things you need to know about the Christian minority in Afghanistan right now.
Desperate Afghan Christians turned away at airport, aid groups say
Aug 25, 2021 / 14:56 pmLooming over the deepening humanitarian crisis is a deadline of Friday for civilian evacuation operations at the Kabul airport to give way to the transport of the remaining 5,400 U.S. military personnel in the country in order to meet a target date of Aug. 31, set months ago by the Biden administration, for a complete U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan.
Mass celebrated in front of Denver's Planned Parenthood starts new phase of prolife ministry
Aug 17, 2021 / 17:30 pmCatholics gathered across the street from Denver’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, the largest in Colorado, on Saturday for the launch of a new pro-life initiative: 40 Days for Life 365.
Cardinal Cupich reportedly 'leaning hard' on bioethics center to retract stance on Covid vaccine exemptions
Aug 11, 2021 / 17:32 pmAmid disagreement among Catholic leaders over whether there is a moral obligation to receive a coronavirus vaccine, board members at the National Catholic Bioethics Center have told CNA that Blase Cardinal Cupich has urged that the center retract its guidance against mandated immunization.
Cardinal Burke tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 10, 2021 / 22:15 pmCardinal Raymond Leo Burke confirmed on the evening of Tuesday, August 10, that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but that he is doing well.