Articles by Andrés Henríquez
Venezuela election: UN panel finds lack of ‘transparency and integrity’
Aug 15, 2024 / 16:43 pmThe United Nations panel of election experts that was in Venezuela during the July 28 presidential elections published an interim report on the process.
Catholics in war-torn Syria doing their best to ‘live in peace’
Aug 15, 2024 / 16:13 pmArchbishop Denys Chahda said that many basic services and guarantees still need to be improved so that Syrians can have a normal life.
A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary
Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 amCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said that “these days seem to be important” in order to change the course of the war in Gaza.
Venezuelan elections: Maduro claims victory, opposition claims fraud
Jul 29, 2024 / 17:45 pmU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has “serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people.”
5 keys to better understand the encyclical Humanae Vitae
Jul 25, 2024 / 18:30 pmAt the time the encyclical was rejected by many even within the Catholic Church.
The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters
Jul 20, 2024 / 07:00 amPresidential elections will be held in Venezuela next Sunday, July 28.
Vatican official: Hundreds of millions of Christians ‘face high levels of persecution’
Jun 7, 2024 / 11:47 am“More than 365 million Christians, approximately 1 in 7, face high levels of persecution for their faith,” Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said.
Puerto Rico bishops’ conference issues 2024 election reflection
Jun 2, 2024 / 05:50 amThe bishops of Puerto Rico have published a pastoral message ahead of this year’s Nov. 5 elections in the U.S.
Myanmar conflict: a state of unprecedented turmoil and suffering, Cardinal Bo says
May 24, 2024 / 17:18 pmCardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, says there is an “unprecedented state of turmoil and suffering, which seems to have no end.”
Conference in Rome addresses dangers of AI and child pornography
May 7, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe conference grappled with the fact that youth are increasingly exposed to platforms that contain tools “that can lead to risky behavior.”
Analysis: Jesuit sex abuse scandal in Bolivia could be used politically to repress Church
Apr 27, 2024 / 08:00 amJournalists from ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, traveled to Bolivia to look into the implications of the case of Jesuit priest Alfonso Pedrajas.
Sudan civil war leaves no seminarians and almost no Catholic Church
Apr 13, 2024 / 08:30 amThe third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, according to Aid to the Church in Need.
Pastoral genius of St. John Paul II: 40 years ago, he laid foundation for World Youth Day
Apr 11, 2024 / 06:00 amNearly 40 years ago, an event was held in Rome that laid the foundations for what today is World Youth Day (WYD).
Crisis in Haiti worsens: Minor seminary attacked by gangs
Apr 3, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe Haitian Conference of Religious reported that a minor seminary run by the Spiritan Fathers was attacked April 1 by crime gangs.
Nicaraguan dictatorship trying to totally eradicate the faith, lawyer charges
Mar 20, 2024 / 17:30 pmWith Holy Week just a few days away, Catholics in Nicaragua are preparing for religious celebrations in the midst of ongoing persecution of the faith.
Cuban priest: ‘Communism won’t survive’ and ‘the Church will remain’
Mar 13, 2024 / 16:00 pmIn an interview with EWTN Noticias, Cuban priest Father Alberto Reyes spoke about his apostolic ministry in Camagüey province.
She left a wild lifestyle but thanks to the Virgin Mary found true happiness in God
Feb 23, 2024 / 06:00 amAfter many years of superficiality and sin, Irasema Ángel experienced a conversion and turned her life over to God, crediting Our Lady of Guadalupe’s help.
New Opus Dei program ‘Youth’ hopes to answer young people’s questions
Feb 22, 2024 / 06:00 amThe “Youth” initiative is the result of the combined efforts of people from around the world.
5 ways to observe St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday
Feb 13, 2024 / 10:00 amA seminarian from Chile offers couples some advice for marking both days on Feb. 14.
Did you know that Netflix has a series on Catholic relics called ‘Mysteries of the Faith’?
Feb 4, 2024 / 08:00 am“Mysteries of Faith” is a Netflix series that explores the history and meaning of the relics of the saints and the passion of the Lord.