Andrés Henríquez

Andrés Henríquez

Andrés Henríquez is a Venezuelan writer specializing in religion and politics with more than five years of experience in bilingual media. He is a member of the Regnum Christi Federation.

Articles by Andrés Henríquez

Pope Leo XIV seeks to reestablish ‘full visible communion’ with Eastern Orthodox

Jun 30, 2025 / 14:12 pm

Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience.

Cuba’s bishops urge fellow citizens to not be afraid of ‘embarking on new paths’

Jun 17, 2025 / 17:26 pm

On the occasion of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the bishops of Cuba have published a message denouncing the terrible conditions that prevail on the island.

Leo XIV’s pontificate consecrated to Our Lady of Fátima at Portugal shrine

May 14, 2025 / 17:59 pm

Approximately 470,000 pilgrims gathered in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12–13 to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Francis, the pope who put the Church in green mode

May 2, 2025 / 12:46 pm

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

Young Christian in Pakistan brutally attacked for refusing to convert to Islam

Mar 26, 2025 / 08:00 am

Aid to the Church in Need reported the attack, pointing to it as yet another example of “the persistent religious intolerance present in much of Pakistani society.”

‘Blood flows every day in Haiti’: Archbishop calls on international community to save lives

Mar 19, 2025 / 06:00 am

“Please do not delay, because we are on the brink of disaster,” Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, pleaded.

Give up candy? Mother Angelica’s 5 tips for your Lenten sacrifices

Mar 9, 2025 / 07:00 am

Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, explained that Ash Wednesday is an invitation to consider the end of our lives and orient ourselves toward ultimate realities.

‘I only kneel before God’: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar

Feb 25, 2025 / 07:00 am

Two women who witnessed the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” those who took his life.

Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’

Feb 13, 2025 / 13:50 pm

The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has reached “the era of 1,000 priests” upon ordaining 26 new priests for the local Church on Feb. 7.

U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’

Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am

The bishops of the U.S. and Venezuela are opposed to the Trump administration’s looming elimination of temporary protected status for recent Venezuelan immigrants.

Vatican gives definitive approval to statutes of Regnum Christi

Feb 6, 2025 / 17:20 pm

The organization’s General Directive College stated that this recognition “reaffirms the validity of the path traveled and strengthens the commitment to live our charism.”

Pakistan sentences 4 men to death for alleged blasphemy on the internet

Jan 28, 2025 / 16:15 pm

A Pakistani court has sentenced four men to death for allegedly posting blasphemous content against Islam on social media, a prosecuting attorney said Jan. 27.

Pakistani youth who gave his life to prevent terrorist attack is symbol of Christian unity

Jan 25, 2025 / 10:00 am

Akash Bashir was a young Pakistani Salesian who sacrificed his life in 2015 to prevent a terrorist attack at his church.

As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’

Jan 9, 2025 / 07:00 am

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”

Priestly vocations are up in Burkina Faso despite Islamic terrorism

Dec 27, 2024 / 15:20 pm

Despite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have increased in recent years.

5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’

Dec 12, 2024 / 08:00 am

The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024.

Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive

Nov 22, 2024 / 16:05 pm

Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo spoke to the Vatican new agency Fides about the present and future state of the country.

Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals

Nov 13, 2024 / 14:35 pm

Approximately 10 priests from different dioceses have confirmed the situation to author and lawyer Martha Patricia Molina.

In midst of island’s travails, Cuba’s bishops elect new leadership

Nov 12, 2024 / 18:00 pm

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba met in Havana Nov. 4–7 for its 164th Ordinary Assembly and chose new leaders.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

Nov 12, 2024 / 09:45 am

The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this year.