Articles by Diego López Colín
Consecrated life perseveres in Cuba despite a lack of vocations
Dec 15, 2025 / 08:00 amCuba is facing a shortage of religious vocations to the point that the country is losing almost one women’s religious congregation each year.
Representation of the Way of the Cross in Mexico recognized as UNESCO heritage site
Dec 14, 2025 / 08:00 amThe decision was made during a UNESCO meeting in New Delhi, India, where the nomination of the Iztapalapa Way of the Cross was reviewed and approved.
The place where image of Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared on Juan Diego’s cloak
Dec 11, 2025 / 07:10 amAlthough millions of faithful recognize Tepeyac Hill as the site of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, not many know that the miracle of the imprinting of her image did not occur there, but in a place that is now practically forgotten.
Remnants of chapel where image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was originally kept still exist
Dec 9, 2025 / 05:00 amNext to the current Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City is the old chapel built to house the image miraculously imprinted on St. Juan Diego’s cloak.
Priest found dead in Mexico; 2 suspects arrested
Nov 14, 2025 / 13:04 pmThe Catholic Church has confirmed the discovery of the body of Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis, a priest of the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexico.
Mexican bishops say root causes of crime must be addressed after another mayor is murdered
Nov 3, 2025 / 14:49 pmAfter Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, was assassinated Nov. 1, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference called for the government to address the root of the violence.
Pope Leo XIV: Death is ‘a hope for the future’
Nov 2, 2025 / 12:40 pmPope Leo XIV said the Christian vision of death is not one of despair or nostalgia but of confident expectation rooted in the resurrection of Christ.
Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire in Sudan, condemns post-election violence in Tanzania
Nov 2, 2025 / 10:50 amPope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence that has left civilians dead.
Cuba’s national Marian shrine damaged by Hurricane Melissa
Oct 31, 2025 / 16:48 pmThe passage of Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction in Cuba, significantly damaging the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country’s patroness.
Priest reported missing in Mexico is found dead
Oct 9, 2025 / 16:53 pmThe body of Father Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada was found on Oct. 6. The Mexican priest had been reported missing on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the state of Guerrero.
Mexico’s oldest diocese celebrates 500th anniversary with 500 hours of Eucharistic adoration
Sep 24, 2025 / 15:57 pmThe Diocese of Tlaxcala, the oldest in Mexico, is commemorating its quincentennial with a 500-hour period of continuous Eucharistic adoration.
New rector of Mexican Catholic university: Catholic education must pass on ‘its treasure’
Sep 10, 2025 / 10:00 amThe Pontifical University of Mexico began a new era with the appointment of Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre as interim rector.
11 saints who had pets or who befriended animals
Aug 31, 2025 / 09:00 amHere are a few saints who have been remembered not only for their dedication to God and others but also for the special relationship they had with animals.
‘Being a young Catholic is difficult’: The challenges facing young Cubans today
Aug 20, 2025 / 07:00 amYoung Cubans live their Catholic faith in a country fraught with challenges.
At 76 and wheelchair-bound, acolyte serves God ‘with all I can do’
Aug 12, 2025 / 17:38 pmReynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar of his parish in Colombia.
Church in El Salvador criticizes constitutional reform allowing unlimited presidential terms
Aug 7, 2025 / 15:36 pmThe Catholic hierarchy in El Salvador has opposed the recent reform that allows current President Nayib Bukele and his successors unlimited presidential terms.
Church in Mexico warns of demographic change, calls for protection of families
Jul 23, 2025 / 16:43 pmIn a recent editorial, the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico City noted that the region is facing “a profound and silent demographic transformation, but at an accelerated pace.”
Mexico City government projects pro-abortion images on cathedral’s façade
Jul 18, 2025 / 09:30 amThe show, titled “Luminous Memory: Mexico-Tenochtitlan 700 Years,” takes place every night July 11–27 in the capital’s Zócalo (central square).
Priest in ‘critical condition’ after being shot in Mexico
Jul 1, 2025 / 17:19 pmThe Diocese of Tabasco in Mexico reported June 30 that one of its priests was wounded by gunfire while on his way to visit a sick parishioner.
Reacting to ICE raids, Church in Mexico reminds: ‘Not all undocumented migrants are criminals’
Jun 11, 2025 / 17:44 pmThe Catholic bishops of neighboring Mexico are reacting to the wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that are provoking unrest in various cities.