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
The spiritual testament of Cardinal Karlic, one of the authors of the catechism
Sep 13, 2025 / 08:00 amThe Archdiocese of Paraná in Argentina has published the spiritual testament of Cardinal Estanislao Karlic, one of the authors of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
‘God is with Nicaragua!’ exclaims first Nicaraguan consecrated bishop in the U.S.
Sep 11, 2025 / 08:00 am“Do not forget: God is with us and God is with Nicaragua!” said newly consecrated Newark, New Jersey, Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau.
Bishop’s message to young people ahead of Acutis canonization: ‘Follow his example’
Sep 6, 2025 / 13:00 pm“Dear faithful and most beloved young people, let yourselves be guided by Carlo, follow his example, follow in his footsteps, walk his path,” the bishop said.
Priest shares his hopes for the Church in Nicaragua and describes his life in exile
Sep 5, 2025 / 09:00 amThe priest noted that Aug. 3 marked four years since he left Nicaragua to go into exile for being critical of the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship.
Bishop at funeral Mass for priest who died by suicide: ‘Jesus is here and comforts us’
Sep 4, 2025 / 15:54 pmIn a heartfelt homily at the funeral Mass for Father Rafael Ciro on Sept. 3, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney recalled that Jesus “is here and comforts us.”
UPDATE: Pope Leo, patriarch in Lisbon pray for those killed, injured in cable car accident
Sep 4, 2025 / 15:03 pmThe patriarch of Lisbon offered his prayers for the dead and injured in an accident involving the Elevador da Glória, an iconic funicular that crashed on Sept. 3.
New Jersey bishop mourns for priest who died by suicide
Sep 2, 2025 / 14:53 pmThe bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, Kevin Sweeney, mourned the suicide of Father Rafael Ciro, a Colombian-born priest who served as pastor of St. Stephen’s Church.
Nicaraguan dictatorship banned more than 16,500 religious processions, new report reveals
Aug 29, 2025 / 10:24 amNicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, have banned more than 16,500 religious processions in recent years.
Pope Leo XIV receives exiled president of Nicaraguan bishops’ conference
Aug 25, 2025 / 15:09 pmPope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, who was expelled in 2024.
French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape, asks for forgiveness
Aug 18, 2025 / 15:34 pmArchbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France, has reversed his decision to appoint as chancellor of the archdiocese a priest convicted of rape.
Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’
Aug 15, 2025 / 14:03 pmThe dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated one of the country’s iconic Catholic schools.
Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’
Aug 9, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Leo XIV told one of the youngest priests in Spain, recently-ordained Father Miguel Tovar, 24, to never lose “the joy of the priesthood.”
Bishops demand justice after massacre at Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo
Aug 7, 2025 / 08:00 amBishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State on July 26-27.
120,000 Neocatechumenal Way young people consider call to vocation at Rome gathering
Aug 6, 2025 / 16:16 pmAbout 120,000 young people from the Neocatechumenal Way participated in a gathering on Aug. 4, the feast day of the Curé of Ars, to consider their vocation.
Pope Leo XIV to Medjugorje youth festival: The flames of hearts unite and light the way
Aug 5, 2025 / 16:16 pmPope Leo XIV encouraged the participants of the Medjugorje youth festival to unite the flames of their hearts so that this fire may illuminate their journey toward God.
Spanish court rules in favor of Church in eviction lawsuit against schismatic nuns
Aug 5, 2025 / 07:00 amA Spanish court has ruled in favor of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado.
‘I’m devastated’: Polish archbishop asks Vatican to laicize priest accused of murder
Jul 28, 2025 / 15:50 pmArchbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man.
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers
Jul 27, 2025 / 17:18 pmAccording to the BBC, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where they shot and killed the worshippers.
Peru presents Pope Leo XIV tourist route to showcase his life in the country
Jul 24, 2025 / 06:00 am“Leo’s Route” seeks to show the world 39 places related to Pope Leo XIV’s life in the country of Peru, where he was a bishop from 2015 to 2023.
Pastor of Gaza church hit by Israeli fire: ‘We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith’
Jul 21, 2025 / 16:43 pmThe pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube channel on July 20 describing the situation there.