Walter Sánchez Silva
Walter Sánchez Silva is a senior writer for ACI Prensa (https://www.aciprensa.com). With more than 15 years of experience, he has reported from important ecclesial events in Europe, Asia and Latin America during the pontificates of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. E-mail: walter@aciprensa.com
Articles by Walter Sánchez Silva
Most priests in Sierra Leone are sons of Muslims, bishop says
Apr 26, 2024 / 16:15 pm“Most priests are sons of Muslims. Why? Because of the schools,” explained Bishop Natale Paganelli, who was apostolic administrator in Sierra Leone.
More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs
Apr 23, 2024 / 16:05 pmOn April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday, eight suicide bombers attacked two Catholic churches, a Protestant church, and three luxury hotels, killing 269 people.
For first time, incurably ill patient undergoes euthanasia in Peru
Apr 22, 2024 / 18:00 pmOn Sunday, April 21, Peruvian activist Ana Estrada underwent a euthanasia process and died.
Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Apr 19, 2024 / 15:00 pmAccording to Aid to the Church in Need, catechist Edouard Yougbare was kidnapped Thursday by “terrorists, and his lifeless body was found near Zigni this morning.”
Cause for canonization opened for young Polish lay missionary killed in Bolivia
Apr 19, 2024 / 07:00 amHelena Agnieszka Kmiec, a young lay missionary, was just 26 years old when she was murdered in Bolivia in 2017.
Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook
Apr 18, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe information appears on page 1346 of the yearbook with the list of consultants of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
50,000 march for life in Poland as its parliament considers legalizing abortion
Apr 15, 2024 / 16:45 pmOn Sunday, 50,000 people congregated on the streets of Warsaw, Poland, for the National March for Life to defend the unborn.
Former porn actress embraces Catholic faith after trip to Italy that changed her life
Apr 12, 2024 / 14:30 pmBree Solstad, who previously produced and acted in the pornography industry, is among the adult converts who entered the Catholic Church this Easter.
Catholic bishop protests deportation by Mexican immigration authorities
Apr 9, 2024 / 07:00 amBishop Joseph Khawam, a bishop of the Melkite rite, protested his alleged mistreatment and subsequent deportation by Mexican authorities.
Nicaragua dictatorship sentences 11 Christian leaders to prison, fines them $880 million
Apr 8, 2024 / 11:30 amThe trial took place in wake of the leaders’ success in bringing together thousands of people to pray in public venues, which the regime saw as a threat.
Why go on a spiritual retreat?
Apr 6, 2024 / 07:00 amFour Catholic priests share their reflections in answer to a simple but very important question for the life of faith: Why go on a spiritual retreat?
Pope Francis: Benedict XVI defended me in face of accusations ‘that I promoted gay marriage’
Apr 3, 2024 / 17:30 pmFrancis related that he had “a very beautiful visit with him when some cardinals came to see him, surprised by my words about marriage, and he was very clear with them.”
Famous atheist Richard Dawkins says he considers himself a ‘cultural Christian’
Apr 3, 2024 / 16:30 pmAtheist Richard Dawkins said of Christianity: “It seems to me to be a fundamentally decent religion, in a way that I think Islam is not.”
French government cracks down on priest who said homosexual relations are sinful
Apr 3, 2024 / 08:00 amThe French government has initiated a series of legal measures against Father Matthieu Raffray for calling homosexual relations sinful.
5 tips for evangelizing on social media
Mar 28, 2024 / 08:00 amFriar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do a better job evangelizing on social media.
‘Everything is yours!’: Ecuador renews its consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Mar 27, 2024 / 16:00 pmOn March 25, Monday of Holy Week, Ecuador renewed its historic consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, first carried out 150 years ago.
Holy Land priest recommends 4 ways to live a worthwhile Holy Week
Mar 27, 2024 / 09:00 amFather Juan María Solana, LC, director of the Magdala Center in the Holy Land, offers four ways to live worthwhile Holy Week in 2024.
Five suggestions from Mother Angelica for Holy Week
Mar 24, 2024 / 14:00 pmMother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, offered recommendations for Holy Week that continue to be wise and practical to this day.
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Dominican Republic auxiliary bishop
Mar 18, 2024 / 17:30 pmPope Francis has accepted the resignation of an auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo, Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, who turned 75 on March 17.
Vatican authorizes opening of cause for canonization for 13-year-old Filipina girl
Mar 18, 2024 / 16:05 pmThe grave of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines, has become a place of pilgrimage.