Articles by Diego López Colín
Panama Cardinal José Luis Lacunza missing since Tuesday
Feb 1, 2024 / 16:30 pmIn a Feb. 1 statement, the diocese said that a report has been “filed with the authorities of the public prosecutor’s office, who immediately began investigations.”
Will Eduardo Verástegui be on the ballot for president of Mexico?
Jan 29, 2024 / 17:30 pmWith just 154,826 validated signatures out of the 961,405 required by the National Electoral Institute, Verástegui was unable to be formally registered as a candidate.
U.S. and Mexican bishops present proposals to help migrants
Jan 12, 2024 / 17:45 pmThe Catholic bishops of the Mexico-Texas border region issued a joint call Jan. 10 to improve the situation of migrants and their families.
Priest says migrants in northern Mexico are being kidnapped on a constant basis
Jan 5, 2024 / 18:10 pmMexican authorities reported Jan. 3 the rescue of 31 migrants who had been kidnapped the night of Dec. 30 on their way to the United States.
Young people to make pilgrimage to Christ the King shrine for religious freedom in Mexico
Jan 3, 2024 / 18:40 pmWith the theme “We ask for citizen participation, we demand religious freedom,” thousands of young Catholics are preparing to make a pilgrimage Jan. 17.
Exorcist warns the cult of ‘St. Death’ worships Satan ‘implicitly or explicitly’
Jan 2, 2024 / 12:10 pmFather Andrés Esteban López Ruiz noted that the “proliferation of this cult has led to a significant increase in the extraordinary action of the devil.”
Bishop decries ‘scourge of violence’ by organized crime on Mexico’s southern border
Dec 28, 2023 / 18:00 pmBishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez warned that “organized crime keeps people besieged, confined, intimidated, and threatened, harming them more every day.”
Hispanic world to ‘light up life’ in defense of children on feast of Holy Innocents
Dec 19, 2023 / 18:00 pmOn Dec. 28, the feast of the Holy Innocents, Spanish-speaking cities in Latin America and Spain will join together in the “Light Up Life” campaign.
Mexican lawmakers urged to oppose bill criminalizing ‘conversion therapy’
Dec 5, 2023 / 18:40 pmThe proposal calls for significant penalties, including prison sentences and fines, for those who offer or perform such therapy.
Mexican bishop: thief who stole Eucharist is excommunicated
Dec 4, 2023 / 18:40 pmThe prelate declared the act as “a violation of the sacred place [the chapel] and a sacrilege against the sacred Eucharistic species.”
Cancun could become an abortion tourism destination with opening of new clinic
Dec 4, 2023 / 18:00 pmMarie Stopes International opened a clinic Nov. 23 in Cancun in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, raising concerns among pro-life leaders about “death tourism.”
Constant thefts in churches plague Mexican archdiocese
Nov 30, 2023 / 18:40 pmThe Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí expressed its concern about the constant wave of thefts that is plaguing churches in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.
Archbishop justifies LGBT flags on coffins in Mexican cathedral
Nov 17, 2023 / 19:00 pmArchbishop Gustavo Rodríguez Vega justified the draping of LGBT flags on the coffins of a gay activist and his partner during their funeral.
FACT CHECK: Did an Our Lady of Sorrows statue in Mexico really shed tears?
Nov 16, 2023 / 18:30 pmLocal Mexican media reported that a 9-year-old boy was the first to see what appeared to be tears flowing from the eyes of a statue of Mary in a chapel in El Chanal, Mexico.
22,000 people pray ‘living rosary’ for peace in violence-plagued Mexican state
Nov 9, 2023 / 18:20 pmThousands gathered on Nov. 5 in the León city stadium in Guanajuato state in Mexico to participate in the traditional “living rosary.”
Mexican health care professionals oppose bill restricting right to conscientious objection
Nov 8, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe bill was passed to adhere to the ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the highest judicial body in Mexico.
Our Lady of Guadalupe statue untouched by Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds in Mexico
Nov 3, 2023 / 18:00 pmA statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was left intact amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis, which struck the coastal city of Acapulco last week.
St. Juan Diego migrant hostel: a refuge on the route through Mexico
Nov 2, 2023 / 18:18 pmSt. Juan Diego Migrant House in central Mexico has become a refuge for those undertaking dangerous journeys in search of a better life.
Bishops call for solidarity in wake of devastation from hurricanes in Mexico
Oct 26, 2023 / 18:00 pmIn response to the devastation caused by recent hurricanes, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference called for solidarity to “provide generous aid to those affected.”
Mexican high court declares articles that criminalize abortion in Chihuahua unconstitutional
Oct 20, 2023 / 18:30 pmIn response to the decision, pro-life leaders criticized this “great blow” against the “fundamental and inalienable right to life.”