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
Bishop rules on supposed apparitions of Virgin Mary in Italy
Mar 8, 2024 / 16:05 pmAfter an investigation by a group of experts, an Italian bishop has decreed that the alleged apparitions in Trevignano Romano are not supernatural.
Priests suspend YouTube program after making ‘comments in bad taste’ about Pope Francis
Mar 7, 2024 / 17:05 pmA group of priests have suspended “until further notice” their YouTube program following the controversy sparked by comments about Pope Francis.
Pro-abortion activists aggressively harass peaceful pro-life prayer vigil in Germany
Mar 6, 2024 / 18:32 pmA lawyer and executive director of 40 Days for Life International denounced a March 1 attack by abortion activists on a group peacefully praying.
Pope Francis names retired judge to investigate sex abuse charges against Canadian cardinal
Mar 6, 2024 / 17:40 pmThe Archdiocese of Quebec has announced that Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into the accusations of sexual abuse against Cardinal Gerald Lacroix.
Anonymous Cardinal ‘Demos II’ proposes agenda for next pope
Mar 5, 2024 / 19:30 pmAn anonymous cardinal offers seven suggested tasks for the next successor of St. Peter.
Are all religions equal? A Catholic priest responds
Feb 19, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Eduardo Hayen Cuarón, director of the newspaper Presencia in Mexico, responded to the question of whether all religions are equal, good, and true.
‘Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity’ opens Feb. 22 in U.S. theaters
Feb 19, 2024 / 06:00 amThe film, shot in four countries, opens with fictionalized recreations of the five apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Guadalupe in 1531 to Juan Diego.
Church floor in Philippines collapses on Ash Wednesday, killing 1 and injuring dozens
Feb 15, 2024 / 18:10 pmWitnesses reportedly heard a loud noise and then screams from the people who fell from the balcony and from some who were on the first floor.
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Panamanian cardinal who went missing
Feb 15, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe Vatican Press Office reported Feb. 15 that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán of the Diocese of David in Panama.
Ash Wednesday: Leave the ashes on or wash them off?
Feb 14, 2024 / 04:30 am“There is no minimum time” established to wear the ashes on the forehead or head, and they can serve as a witness.
The image of Our Lady of Lourdes that’s not there but everyone sees it
Feb 12, 2024 / 18:30 pmThose who visit the chapel of the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in the city of Alta Gracia, Argentina, witness a phenomenon that has no explanation.
What did Milei and Pope Francis say to each other at the canonization of Mama Antula?
Feb 12, 2024 / 15:30 pmPope Francis and the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, spoke briefly at the Vatican on Sunday, Feb. 11, ahead of the canonization of Mama Antula.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua uses confiscated nuns’ home as migration office
Feb 7, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe former house of the Sisters of the Fraternity of the Poor Ones of Jesus Christ is in the city of León in Nicaragua’s northwest.
16 priests, 25 deacons ordained in Seoul, site of World Youth Day 2027
Feb 6, 2024 / 18:00 pmArchbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek of Seoul recently ordained 16 new priests and 25 new deacons for the archdiocese that will host World Youth Day 2027.
Argentine archbishop criticizes cardinals who back Fiducia Supplicans
Feb 5, 2024 / 18:00 pmArchbishop Emeritus Héctor Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, criticized two cardinals who expressed support for the Vatican declaration Fiducia Supplicans.
Today begins week of reflection prior to the International Day of Prayer against Trafficking
Feb 2, 2024 / 17:15 pmThe day will be held on Feb. 8, the feast of St. Bakhita, a symbol in the Church of the fight against this scourge, which affects millions of people.
Canadian Cardinal Lacroix named in sexual abuse lawsuit
Jan 26, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe archbishop of Quebec, Canada, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, faces allegations in a class action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels three priests; exiled bishop meets with Pope Francis
Jan 22, 2024 / 18:30 pmResearcher Martha Patricia Molina reported that the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega expelled from Nicaragua three priests from the same congregation.
Cardinal explains how African rejection of Fiducia Supplicans was handled
Jan 22, 2024 / 18:00 pmCardinal Fridolin Ambongo recently recounted how the rejection of the blessing of homosexual couples was handled in Africa and at the Vatican.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua cancels legal personhood of 10 Catholic and evangelical NGOs
Jan 19, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe measure affects 16 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 10 of which are Catholic and evangelical institutions.