Articles by Andrés Henríquez
No justice 2 years after ‘the worst episode of violence against Christians’ in Pakistan
Aug 21, 2025 / 08:00 amIn August 2023, Muslims in the village of Jaranwala in the Diocese of Faisalabad in Pakistan looted and burned more than 25 churches and at least 80 Christian homes.
Vatican approves new patron saints for entire Arabian Peninsula
Aug 20, 2025 / 10:30 amThe Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved a new calendar granting new patron saints for the Arabian Peninsula.
Catholic heroes seem to ‘shine brighter’: A Protestant returns home
Aug 13, 2025 / 07:00 amThe cornerstone of Kevin Lara’s conversion was the real presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. “I thought we Protestants had it,” he said.
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounces the ‘collapse of humanity’ in Haitian society
Aug 12, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince denounced the “collapse of humanity” in Haitian society in response to the kidnapping of nine people from an orphanage.
Lay missionary and 3-year-old boy kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti
Aug 7, 2025 / 07:00 amOn the morning of Sunday, Aug. 3, nine people working at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, were kidnapped.
Pope Leo XIV to Jubilee of Youth: ‘Your voices will be heard to the ends of the earth’
Jul 30, 2025 / 15:39 pmIn three languages, Pope Leo XIV offered extemporaneous greetings to the thousands of participants at the welcoming Mass for the Jubilee of Youth on Tuesday.
Pope Leo XIV seeks to reestablish ‘full visible communion’ with Eastern Orthodox
Jun 30, 2025 / 14:12 pmPope 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 pmOn 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 pmApproximately 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 pmWelcomed 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 amAid 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 amMother 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 amTwo 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 pmThe 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 amThe 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 pmThe 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 pmA 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 amAkash 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 amCaracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”