Eduardo Berdejo
Eduardo Berdejo has a Journalism degree from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru). He has been a member of the ACI Prensa team since 2001. He has covered Pope Francis' visits to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. He also holds a diploma in Comparative Literature from the University of Piura (Peru) and has completed the Comprehensive Course on Style Correction at the Lima Publishing School (Peru).
Articles by Eduardo Berdejo
Bishops of Chile and Peru call for dialogue to resolve migratory crisis at border
May 1, 2023 / 15:00 pmFor the last two weeks, hundreds of migrants — mostly Venezuelans but also Colombians and Haitians — have been trying to leave Chile and enter Peru.
Cuban bishops present vision for country in meeting with communist government
May 1, 2023 / 14:00 pmThe bishops presented to the communist government “their criteria and vision regarding the reality that the Cuban people are experiencing.”
680 babies saved during 40 Days for Life spring Lenten campaign
Apr 28, 2023 / 13:00 pmThe international organization said 23,528 children have been rescued since the initiative began in 2007.
Priest says Church in Cuba in position to propose transition from communism to free society
Apr 23, 2023 / 08:00 amIn recent months, the economic and social situation has worsened in Cuba, where 72% of the inhabitants live below the poverty line.
The last diplomat from the Vatican leaves Nicaragua
Mar 20, 2023 / 17:00 pmThe chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in Nicaragua, Monsignor Marcel Diouf, left the Central American country March 17.
Cuban bishops ask the faithful to pray for the Church in Nicaragua on Ash Wednesday
Feb 22, 2023 / 16:00 pm“In fraternal communion with our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters, we invite the Cuban Catholic faithful to pray for that suffering Church and people,” the bishops said.
Vandal destroys statue of the Virgin Mary in Colombia
Jan 5, 2023 / 16:00 pmThe statue, which stood in a small brick grotto at the entrance to the town of Sopó in the Cundinamarca district of Colombia, was destroyed early Wednesday.
Pope Francis: Resignation already signed ‘in case of medical impediment’
Dec 17, 2022 / 20:45 pmIn a recent interview, Pope Francis said he has signed his resignation in case his health prevents him from continuing to lead the Catholic Church.
Mexican bishops defend the presence of Christian symbols on public property
Nov 8, 2022 / 09:24 amOn Nov. 9, a court will study a legal challenge that seeks to prohibit the placement of “decorative objects in allusion to the ‘birth of Jesus Christ’ on public property.”
Cuban dissident leader accuses dictatorship of sinking boat carrying migrants
Nov 4, 2022 / 14:36 pmA boat from Miami that made a run to pick up a group of Cuban migrants sank when it was struck Oct. 29 by a Cuban coast guard vessel.
Mass in Ecuador to be offered for babies lost in miscarriage or as newborns
Oct 28, 2022 / 17:00 pmOn Nov. 1 the Archdiocese of Guayaquil will offer a Mass for children lost in miscarriage or as newborns.
Cuba threatens citizens to keep them from joining demonstrations
Oct 21, 2022 / 11:30 amEduardo Cardet, coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, charged that the residents of Velasco, a town in the Cuban province of Holguín, are being threatened with jail to prevent them from continuing to participate in demonstrations.
Another Catholic priest has been ‘kidnapped’ by Nicaragua’s government, says exiled churchman
Oct 17, 2022 / 16:05 pmAccording to a prominent human rights group, Father Enrique Martínez Gamboa is the 11th Catholic priest to be arrested and detained by the Ortega government.
Bishop warns of humanitarian crisis on Colombia-Panama border involving migrants to U.S.
Oct 13, 2022 / 15:00 pmFor several days, thousands of migrants, many of them Venezuelans, have been arriving in the area of Colombia that lies across the Gulf of Urabá from Panama.
Hundreds of men pray the rosary in the rain in Bogotá, Colombia
Oct 12, 2022 / 10:00 amHundreds of men gathered Oct. 8 in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bogotá, Colombia, to join the worldwide Men’s Rosary.
Bogotá councilwoman files complaint against mayor for failing to prevent cathedral attack
Oct 6, 2022 / 14:10 pmThe councilwoman’s complaint accused Mayor Claudia López of not fulfilling her “constitutional and legal duties in maintaining public order.”
Catholics launch initiative in Spain to help fleeing Cubans
Oct 5, 2022 / 17:20 pmWith the increasing number of Cubans settling in Madrid, a group of Catholics has launched the Cobijo Project to welcome and help their compatriots to integrate into Spanish society.
Gang violence prevents evening Masses in Colombian city
Sep 2, 2022 / 15:44 pmBishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura explained Wednesday that drug gang violence in the Colombian port city has forced the churches to celebrate Masses before the evening, since the criminals dictate when people can be out on the streets.
Colombian archdiocese publishes list of abuse complaints, actions taken
Aug 31, 2022 / 08:00 amThe Archdiocese of Medellín has published the list of complaints of sexual abuse by priests it has received in the last 30 years as well as the actions taken by the Church in response.
Persecuted bishop in Nicaragua tells faithful to overcome evil with good
Aug 12, 2022 / 14:00 pmBishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, who has been under house for eight days, called on the faithful not to be afraid because evil never prevails.