Articles by Andrés Henríquez
In defiance of country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator decrees start of Christmas season
Oct 3, 2024 / 16:25 pmOverruling strenuous objections from the country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has decreed an October start to the Christmas season.
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed
Oct 3, 2024 / 07:00 amA Christian mother of four has been sentenced to death by a judge in Pakistan for allegedly spreading blasphemous messages via WhatsApp.
![“Approximately 1 in 7 Christians [more than 365 million people] are subject to significant levels of persecution on the basis of religious beliefs. The number of attacks against Christian churches and property increased significantly in 2023, with more Christians than ever suffering violent attacks,” said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his Sept. 28, 2024 address to the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: The Official CTBTO Photostream (2019 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Article XIV Conference)/ ]Wikimedia Commons](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/card.parolin.jpg?w=310&h=198)
Cardinal Parolin decries wars, abortion, gender ideology, and repression in UN address
Oct 1, 2024 / 16:45 pmCardinal Pietro Parolin denounced “an alarming increase in the number of conflicts around the world and the gravity of their violence.”
Lebanon’s Christians also affected by Israel’s attacks
Sep 25, 2024 / 18:25 pmThe large-scale bombings Israel unleashed this week against Hezbollah in Lebanon are affecting all of Lebanon’s residents, including Christians.
Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ cardinal says
Sep 17, 2024 / 17:20 pmCardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, hailed the positive results of the recently concluded papal visit to his country.
Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress
Sep 11, 2024 / 16:41 pmThe suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this week at the International Eucharistic Congress.
Venezuelan dictator decrees Oct. 1 to be start of Christmas season: Church responds
Sep 5, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference has reacted to Nicolás Maduro’s decree to move up the start of the Christmas season.
New archbishop of Caracas in Venezuela installed amid country’s political crisis
Aug 27, 2024 / 15:15 pmOn Aug. 24, the new metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Raúl Biord Castillo, formally took possession of the archdiocese.
Pope Francis to find a lively and simple faith in Papua New Guinea
Aug 23, 2024 / 06:30 amPope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea as part of an apostolic journey that will take place Sept. 2–13 in Oceania, Indonesia, East Timor, and Singapore.
International Eucharistic Congress to put Christ at the center of the life of the world
Aug 18, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Juan Carlos Garzón said the event will be an opportunity to “put the Eucharistic Christ at the center of the life of the Church and the world.”
Venezuela election: UN panel finds lack of ‘transparency and integrity’
Aug 15, 2024 / 16:43 pmThe United Nations panel of election experts that was in Venezuela during the July 28 presidential elections published an interim report on the process.
Catholics in war-torn Syria doing their best to ‘live in peace’
Aug 15, 2024 / 16:13 pmArchbishop Denys Chahda said that many basic services and guarantees still need to be improved so that Syrians can have a normal life.
A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary
Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 amCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said that “these days seem to be important” in order to change the course of the war in Gaza.
Venezuelan elections: Maduro claims victory, opposition claims fraud
Jul 29, 2024 / 17:45 pmU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has “serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people.”
5 keys to better understand the encyclical Humanae Vitae
Jul 25, 2024 / 18:30 pmAt the time the encyclical was rejected by many even within the Catholic Church.
The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters
Jul 20, 2024 / 07:00 amPresidential elections will be held in Venezuela next Sunday, July 28.
Vatican official: Hundreds of millions of Christians ‘face high levels of persecution’
Jun 7, 2024 / 11:47 am“More than 365 million Christians, approximately 1 in 7, face high levels of persecution for their faith,” Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said.
Puerto Rico bishops’ conference issues 2024 election reflection
Jun 2, 2024 / 05:50 amThe bishops of Puerto Rico have published a pastoral message ahead of this year’s Nov. 5 elections in the U.S.
Myanmar conflict: a state of unprecedented turmoil and suffering, Cardinal Bo says
May 24, 2024 / 17:18 pmCardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, says there is an “unprecedented state of turmoil and suffering, which seems to have no end.”
Conference in Rome addresses dangers of AI and child pornography
May 7, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe conference grappled with the fact that youth are increasingly exposed to platforms that contain tools “that can lead to risky behavior.”