Articles by Andrés Henríquez
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.
Israeli missile destroys Catholic church in Lebanon; at least 8 dead
Oct 11, 2024 / 19:05 pmA church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Tyre, Lebanon, has been hit by a missile from Israeli airstrikes in the country’s south, killing at least eight people.
In defiance of country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator decrees start of Christmas season
Oct 3, 2024 / 16:25 pmOverruling strenuous objections from the country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has decreed an October start to the Christmas season.
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed
Oct 3, 2024 / 07:00 amA Christian mother of four has been sentenced to death by a judge in Pakistan for allegedly spreading blasphemous messages via WhatsApp.
![“Approximately 1 in 7 Christians [more than 365 million people] are subject to significant levels of persecution on the basis of religious beliefs. The number of attacks against Christian churches and property increased significantly in 2023, with more Christians than ever suffering violent attacks,” said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his Sept. 28, 2024 address to the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: The Official CTBTO Photostream (2019 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Article XIV Conference)/ ]Wikimedia Commons](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/card.parolin.jpg?w=310&h=198)
Cardinal Parolin decries wars, abortion, gender ideology, and repression in UN address
Oct 1, 2024 / 16:45 pmCardinal Pietro Parolin denounced “an alarming increase in the number of conflicts around the world and the gravity of their violence.”
Lebanon’s Christians also affected by Israel’s attacks
Sep 25, 2024 / 18:25 pmThe large-scale bombings Israel unleashed this week against Hezbollah in Lebanon are affecting all of Lebanon’s residents, including Christians.
Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ cardinal says
Sep 17, 2024 / 17:20 pmCardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, hailed the positive results of the recently concluded papal visit to his country.
Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress
Sep 11, 2024 / 16:41 pmThe suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this week at the International Eucharistic Congress.