Diego López Marina
Diego Lopez Marina has a degree in Communication Sciences with a specialization in journalism from the University of San Martín de Porres (Peru). He began his professional career in 2015, as an editor for the Journalistic Archive area of the Diario El Comercio. In 2016 he began working as an writer for ACI Prensa and since 2018 he has been working as a web editor.
Articles by Diego López Marina
Church in Peru donates thousands of doses of medication to combat dengue epidemic
Jun 1, 2023 / 17:15 pmDengue is a virus transmitted to humans through mosquitoes and can cause nausea, fever, pain, and in severe cases, internal bleeding and death.
Bolivian bishop on clerical sex abuse: We know asking forgiveness is not enough
May 30, 2023 / 17:00 pm“We have asked for forgiveness; we know that it’s not enough,” said Bishop Giovani Arana of El Alto, Bolivia.
Chilean bishop: Court ruling on sexual orientation training harms independence of Church
May 25, 2023 / 16:30 pmA Catholic bishop and Alliance Defending Freedom have criticized a 2022 ruling of an international court for proposing nondiscrimination “training.”
Catholic organization rescues three nuns trapped amid crossfire in Sudan
May 24, 2023 / 13:30 pmThe Vulnerable People Project evacuated in cooperation with other institutions three nuns caught in the crossfire of the civil war in Sudan.
Bolivia Jesuits ask victims of two priests implicated in scandal to make formal complaint
May 20, 2023 / 12:00 pmThe Jesuits asked the victims to make a formal complaint with the Society of Jesus and offered their assistance in filing a complaint.
Shooting at funeral home in Ecuador leaves four dead
May 19, 2023 / 17:00 pmThe archbishop of Portoviejo, Eduardo José Castillo Pino, asked the faithful to pray for the end of violence in Ecuador.
Nicaragua dictatorship announces ‘voluntary dissolution’ of university forming seminarians
May 18, 2023 / 15:45 pmThe Immaculate Conception Catholic University of the Archdiocese of Managua was a formation center for seminarians from the Nicaraguan capital.
What it’s like for the Church in Venezuela, a country in social and economic crisis
May 11, 2023 / 16:00 pmAn aid worker who recently visited the central and western areas of the country said he “found a very lively Church, ... despite the fact that it has to go uphill.”
Only 30% of young U.S.-born Latinos are Catholic, study reveals
Apr 17, 2023 / 14:45 pmA new study from the Pew Research Center found that the number of Latinos who identify as Catholic has declined by 24% since 2010.
Abandoned at the border: Priest tells how he was expelled from Nicaragua during Holy Week
Apr 11, 2023 / 04:00 amFather Donaciano Alarcón described how the authorities leveled unfounded accusations against him, took him to the border with Honduras, and abandoned him.
Journalist in Nicaragua arrested for reporting on Holy Week
Apr 10, 2023 / 15:18 pmOrganizations defending freedom of the press in Nicaragua are demanding the release of Víctor Ticay, a Nicaraguan journalist who was arrested Holy Thursday.
How immigration is hurting Honduran families — and what CRS is doing to limit it
Apr 6, 2023 / 09:30 amOne Catholic says migration is not a situation that occurs because someone “really wants it” but mainly “because of the lack of employment.”
French church vandalized with satanic and anarchist graffiti
Mar 18, 2023 / 08:00 amThe walls of Sacred Heart Church, located in Bordeaux were vandalized with satanic graffiti and communist and anarchist symbols March 12-13.
‘God really intervened’: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti
Mar 3, 2023 / 12:45 pmFather Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, a Claretian priest from Cameroon, escaped unharmed from a crime gang that had kidnapped him in Haiti.
Shipwreck leaves more than 50 migrants dead in Italy: The Church expresses pain
Feb 26, 2023 / 12:15 pmPope Francis and Church leaders in Italy sent their prayers for the eternal rest of at least 59 migrants who died in a shipwreck Sunday off the coast of Italy.
Biden administration financing drag queen shows for minors in Ecuador
Oct 24, 2022 / 13:31 pmThe U.S. State Department has contributed $20,600 to finance workshops and “drag queen” performances at the Abraham Lincoln North American Ecuadorian Center in Cuenca.
EWTN correspondent in Cuba asks for prayers ahead of interrogation
Oct 21, 2022 / 04:40 amAdrián Martínez Cádiz, who only started working with EWTN on Oct. 12, has asked his supporters to pray Psalm 91 for him at 10 a.m. EST Friday when he is scheduled for questioning.
Cardinal deplores passage of euthanasia bill by Uruguayan House of Representatives
Oct 7, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe bill seeks to “regulate and guarantee the right of persons to go through the process of dying with dignity in the circumstances determined by the person.”
Salvadoran Education Ministry dismisses official who endorsed kids’ TV show with gender ideology
Sep 28, 2022 / 14:38 pmEl Salvador’s Ministry of Education has dismissed the official responsible for allowing a children’s program with gender ideology to be broadcast.
Filipino mall exhibits more than 50 images of the Virgin Mary to celebrate her nativity
Sep 8, 2022 / 14:30 pmThe oldest major shopping center in the Philippines is exhibiting more than 50 Marian images to celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.