Ary Waldir Ramos Díaz

Ary Waldir Ramos Díaz is a correspondent for ACI Prensa in Rome and the Vatican. He is a Vatican journalist with more than 10 years of experience.

Articles by Ary Waldir Ramos Díaz

Pope Francis on board the plane that took him from Rome to Mongolia, Aug. 31, 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to publish apostolic letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 15

Sep 1, 2023 / 13:15 pm

During a general audience on June 7, Pope Francis announced that he was writing an apostolic letter on the patron saint of missions.

Father Antonio Coluccia, “anti-Mafia” priest in Rome. Credit: Vatican News

Rome Diocese expresses solidarity with anti-Mafia priest following attempted assassination

Aug 31, 2023 / 16:00 pm

On Tuesday, the priest was participating in a march for law and order and against the Mafia when a man on a motorbike tried to run him over.

The economic sciences building of the Central American University (UCA) in Nicaragua. Credit: Courtesy of the Jesuits Central America

Jesuits’ superior general condemns seizure of university by Nicaragua dictatorship

Aug 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm

The superior general of the Jesuits denounced the confiscation and expressed his solidarity with the UCA, its directors, and its teaching and administrative staff.

The family of Miguel Ángel, the child baptized by Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 31, 2023. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ACI Prensa

‘I received a miracle,’ says mother of baby baptized by Pope Francis at hospital in March

Jun 17, 2023 / 07:00 am

The story of a Peruvian immigrant family in Italy has come to light during the convalescence of Pope Francis at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023. Vatican Media

Pope Francis expresses ‘shame and dismay’ over sexual abuse of minors in Bolivia

Jun 16, 2023 / 17:05 pm

Pope Francis sent a letter Friday to the president of Bolivia expressing a firm promise to work with the government to end clerical sexual abuse.