Articles by Andrés Henríquez
Young Christian in Pakistan brutally attacked for refusing to convert to Islam
Mar 26, 2025 / 08:00 amAid to the Church in Need reported the attack, pointing to it as yet another example of “the persistent religious intolerance present in much of Pakistani society.”
‘Blood flows every day in Haiti’: Archbishop calls on international community to save lives
Mar 19, 2025 / 06:00 am“Please do not delay, because we are on the brink of disaster,” Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, pleaded.
Give up candy? Mother Angelica’s 5 tips for your Lenten sacrifices
Mar 9, 2025 / 07:00 amMother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, explained that Ash Wednesday is an invitation to consider the end of our lives and orient ourselves toward ultimate realities.
‘I only kneel before God’: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar
Feb 25, 2025 / 07:00 amTwo women who witnessed the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” those who took his life.
Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’
Feb 13, 2025 / 13:50 pmThe Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has reached “the era of 1,000 priests” upon ordaining 26 new priests for the local Church on Feb. 7.
U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’
Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 amThe bishops of the U.S. and Venezuela are opposed to the Trump administration’s looming elimination of temporary protected status for recent Venezuelan immigrants.
Vatican gives definitive approval to statutes of Regnum Christi
Feb 6, 2025 / 17:20 pmThe organization’s General Directive College stated that this recognition “reaffirms the validity of the path traveled and strengthens the commitment to live our charism.”
Pakistan sentences 4 men to death for alleged blasphemy on the internet
Jan 28, 2025 / 16:15 pmA Pakistani court has sentenced four men to death for allegedly posting blasphemous content against Islam on social media, a prosecuting attorney said Jan. 27.
Pakistani youth who gave his life to prevent terrorist attack is symbol of Christian unity
Jan 25, 2025 / 10:00 amAkash Bashir was a young Pakistani Salesian who sacrificed his life in 2015 to prevent a terrorist attack at his church.
As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’
Jan 9, 2025 / 07:00 amCaracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”
Priestly vocations are up in Burkina Faso despite Islamic terrorism
Dec 27, 2024 / 15:20 pmDespite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have increased in recent years.
5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’
Dec 12, 2024 / 08:00 amThe bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024.
Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive
Nov 22, 2024 / 16:05 pmArchbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo spoke to the Vatican new agency Fides about the present and future state of the country.
Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals
Nov 13, 2024 / 14:35 pmApproximately 10 priests from different dioceses have confirmed the situation to author and lawyer Martha Patricia Molina.
In midst of island’s travails, Cuba’s bishops elect new leadership
Nov 12, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba met in Havana Nov. 4–7 for its 164th Ordinary Assembly and chose new leaders.
International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC
Nov 12, 2024 / 09:45 amThe Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this year.
Muslim refugees receive ‘shelter and support’ at nuns’ convent in Lebanon
Oct 29, 2024 / 15:15 pmAccording to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need, these nuns work to offer refugees “not only shelter, but comfort and support.”
Church in Venezuela demands release of minors jailed in election protests
Oct 22, 2024 / 18:15 pmVenezuela’s bishops reiterated their sharp criticism of the government’s “arbitrary arrests and violations of human rights that occurred after the elections.”
Islamic terrorists massacre 150 in Burkina Faso
Oct 19, 2024 / 08:00 amMore than 150 people, including many Christians, were massacred by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso, sources told Aid to the Church in Need.
Bishops of Haiti, Dominican Republic object to mistreatment of deported Haitians
Oct 18, 2024 / 17:45 pmDominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced the implementation of an operation to repatriate up to 10,000 illegal Haitian immigrants per week.