Walter Sánchez Silva
Walter Sánchez Silva is a senior writer for ACI Prensa (https://www.aciprensa.com). With more than 15 years of experience, he has reported from important ecclesial events in Europe, Asia and Latin America during the pontificates of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. E-mail: walter@aciprensa.com
Articles by Walter Sánchez Silva
Pope Francis appoints pontifical legate to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress
May 20, 2024 / 17:51 pmPope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin Farrell as his special envoy for the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress.
Peru’s government considers transexualism a mental health problem: what you need to know
May 17, 2024 / 07:00 amThe government of Peru has published a supreme decree in which “transsexualism” and “gender identity disorder” are considered “mental health problems.”
An oasis in the European Church: World’s oldest Cistercian abbey has more than 100 monks
May 15, 2024 / 06:00 amThe Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross) in Austria has never had “interruptions” in its history and is an oasis of the Catholic Church in Europe.
Blood of St. Januarius miraculously liquifies again
May 6, 2024 / 16:48 pmThe miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius, bishop, martyr, and patron saint of Naples, Italy, was repeated in St. Clare Basilica on May 4.
Armed priest arrested as he tried to enter the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli
May 6, 2024 / 14:07 pmAccording to the Italian news agency ANSA, the priest tried to pass through the metal detector carrying an air pistol, two knives, a cutter, and a screwdriver.
Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit help you to make ‘mystery of Christ’ present
Apr 30, 2024 / 13:00 pmOn the occasion of its first general convention taking place in Rome this week, Pope Francis has addressed a message to the Regnum Christi Federation.
Prosecutor dismisses case against French priest who said homosexual relations are a sin
Apr 29, 2024 / 18:00 pmFrench priest Matthieu Raffray disclosed that the Paris prosecutor’s office has dismissed a case initiated against him for stating that homosexual relations are a sin.
Most priests in Sierra Leone are sons of Muslims, bishop says
Apr 26, 2024 / 16:15 pm“Most priests are sons of Muslims. Why? Because of the schools,” explained Bishop Natale Paganelli, who was apostolic administrator in Sierra Leone.
More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs
Apr 23, 2024 / 16:05 pmOn April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday, eight suicide bombers attacked two Catholic churches, a Protestant church, and three luxury hotels, killing 269 people.
For first time, incurably ill patient undergoes euthanasia in Peru
Apr 22, 2024 / 18:00 pmOn Sunday, April 21, Peruvian activist Ana Estrada underwent a euthanasia process and died.
Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Apr 19, 2024 / 15:00 pmAccording to Aid to the Church in Need, catechist Edouard Yougbare was kidnapped Thursday by “terrorists, and his lifeless body was found near Zigni this morning.”
Cause for canonization opened for young Polish lay missionary killed in Bolivia
Apr 19, 2024 / 07:00 amHelena Agnieszka Kmiec, a young lay missionary, was just 26 years old when she was murdered in Bolivia in 2017.
Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook
Apr 18, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe information appears on page 1346 of the yearbook with the list of consultants of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
50,000 march for life in Poland as its parliament considers legalizing abortion
Apr 15, 2024 / 16:45 pmOn Sunday, 50,000 people congregated on the streets of Warsaw, Poland, for the National March for Life to defend the unborn.
Former porn actress embraces Catholic faith after trip to Italy that changed her life
Apr 12, 2024 / 14:30 pmBree Solstad, who previously produced and acted in the pornography industry, is among the adult converts who entered the Catholic Church this Easter.
Catholic bishop protests deportation by Mexican immigration authorities
Apr 9, 2024 / 07:00 amBishop Joseph Khawam, a bishop of the Melkite rite, protested his alleged mistreatment and subsequent deportation by Mexican authorities.
Nicaragua dictatorship sentences 11 Christian leaders to prison, fines them $880 million
Apr 8, 2024 / 11:30 amThe trial took place in wake of the leaders’ success in bringing together thousands of people to pray in public venues, which the regime saw as a threat.
Why go on a spiritual retreat?
Apr 6, 2024 / 07:00 amFour Catholic priests share their reflections in answer to a simple but very important question for the life of faith: Why go on a spiritual retreat?
Pope Francis: Benedict XVI defended me in face of accusations ‘that I promoted gay marriage’
Apr 3, 2024 / 17:30 pmFrancis related that he had “a very beautiful visit with him when some cardinals came to see him, surprised by my words about marriage, and he was very clear with them.”
Famous atheist Richard Dawkins says he considers himself a ‘cultural Christian’
Apr 3, 2024 / 16:30 pmAtheist Richard Dawkins said of Christianity: “It seems to me to be a fundamentally decent religion, in a way that I think Islam is not.”