David Ramos
Graduated in Communication Sciences from the Universidad Privada del Norte in Trujillo, Peru. I have been part of the ACI Prensa team for more than 10 years. I have covered Pope Francis' trips to Ecuador, Paraguay, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. I covered the beatification ceremony of today's Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 2015. Special envoy for investigation in Honduras in 2016. Head of the ACI Prensa Office in Mexico since 2018.
Articles by David Ramos
Mexico City archdiocese encourages COVID vaccination
Aug 23, 2021 / 16:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Mexico called Sunday on the faithful voluntarily to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but is currently not considering making it mandatory for clerics or employees.
Legislators in Mexican state pledge not to discuss decriminalizing abortion
Aug 21, 2021 / 06:01 amA pro-life activist welcomed Wednesday a commitment from legislators in the state of Mexico not to discuss any bill to decriminalize abortion in the coming days.
'The just are paying for sinners': A Costa Rican Traditional Latin Mass supporter on Traditionis custodes
Aug 18, 2021 / 14:15 pmA group which has promoted the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in Costa Rica has lamented that with Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis custodes, "the just are paying for sinners."
Puerto Rican bishop recognizes right to conscientious objection to COVID vaccines
Aug 18, 2021 / 13:45 pmThe Bishop of Arecibo has recognized the right to conscientious objection to vaccines against COVID-19, and announced that clerics will be able to sign exemptions for those who request them.
Bishops in Mexico's Hidalgo state affirm opposition to abortion after decriminalization
Aug 14, 2021 / 06:01 amThe bishops in the Mexican state of Hidalgo on Tuesday exhorted respect for life from conception, after the state legislature decriminalized elective abortion up to 12 weeks.
Lima archbishop proposes replacing priests with laity as pastors
Aug 12, 2021 / 16:00 pmThe Archbishop of Lima last month presented his proposal to replace priests with lay people in parishes in the Peruvian capital.
How devotion to Saint Lawrence in Ciudad Juarez came to be
Aug 10, 2021 / 16:25 pmDevotion to St. Lawrence, the third century Roman deacon and martyr, took root in what is now the border area of Mexico and the United States more than three centuries ago, and he is now one of the patron saints of the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez.
40 Days for Life in Mexico says its volunteers are free to get vaccinated against Covid or not
Aug 7, 2021 / 06:00 am40 Days for Life In Mexico said Wednesday that "regarding the issue of vaccines, each of the volunteers and people who are involved with the movement is free to make their decision regarding whether to get vaccinated or not."
Ecuadorian bishops congratulate their country's first woman to win an Olympic gold medal
Aug 2, 2021 / 14:40 pmThe Ecuadorian bishops congratulated on Twitter Neisi Dajomes, the country’s first woman to win gold in the Olympics, for her victory: "Thank you for infecting us with your enthusiasm and joy! God bless you!"
At least 12 priests in Mexico have died from COVID-19 in two months
Jul 27, 2021 / 14:15 pmThe most recent report from the Catholic Multimedia Center (CCM) shows that at least 12 priests and a Mexican nun have died from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico in the last two months.
Cuban government preparing a law regulating dissidents’ defense lawyers
Jul 22, 2021 / 15:19 pmCuba’s communist government has drafted a law that would equate the role of dissidents’ defense lawyers with that of public officials.
Priest beaten, arrested amid Cuba protests
Jul 12, 2021 / 12:03 pmFather Castor Álvarez was beaten and arrested in Camagüey while he was defending young protesters amid protests of Cuba’s communist government on Sunday.
Mexican bishop seeks priest exorcist
Jul 9, 2021 / 10:50 amBishop José Armando Álvarez Cano of Tampico is seeking an exorcist for the diocese.
Pachamama image used as monstrance in Mexican parish
Jul 3, 2021 / 06:01 amThe “pachamama” or “mother earth” image which accompanied various activities during the 2019 Amazon Synod in Rome was recently used as a monstrance in a church in Mexico.
Effort underway to legalize abortion on demand in Mexico’s Hidalgo state
Jun 30, 2021 / 17:30 pmA year and a half after a similar bill was defeated in the Hidalgo state legislature in Mexico, lawmakers belonging to the Morena Party of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are seeking to decriminalize abortion on demand for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Prolifers denounce media manipulation favoring legal abortion in El Salvador
Jun 2, 2021 / 16:51 pmSara Rogel, a woman convicted in El Salvador of murdering her newborn, recently was released from prison on parole, and international media, in an apparent effort to sway public opinion in support of legalized abortion, are claiming Rogel was sentenced to 30 years in prison for procuring an abortion.
Male political candidates in Mexican state use gender ideology to file as trans women
May 26, 2021 / 12:52 pmTo avoid being left out of the 2021 Mexican elections because of a constitutional principle of “gender parity”, 18 male candidates from the Force for Mexico party in Tlaxcala state have filed for candidacy as trans women.
Twitter briefly suspends Spanish politician for saying 'a man cannot get pregnant'
May 19, 2021 / 13:01 pmTwitter briefly suspended last week Francisco José Contreras, a member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies from the far right Vox party, for breaking its hate speech rules.
Michoacan bishops to politicians: 'Don't fall into making false promises that sow unrealistic expectations'
May 18, 2021 / 15:01 pmWith less than a month before the 2021 Mexican legislative election, the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Morelia in Michoacán state on Saturday called on politicians “not to promise heaven to make us live in a hell."
Five bishops, 220 priests have died from Covid in Mexico
May 12, 2021 / 11:01 amAccording to a May 11 report from the Catholic Multimedia Center eight women religious, six men religious, and 12 deacons have also died from the coronavirus in the country.