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
French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape, asks for forgiveness
Aug 18, 2025 / 15:34 pmArchbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France, has reversed his decision to appoint as chancellor of the archdiocese a priest convicted of rape.
Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’
Aug 15, 2025 / 14:03 pmThe dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated one of the country’s iconic Catholic schools.
Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’
Aug 9, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Leo XIV told one of the youngest priests in Spain, recently-ordained Father Miguel Tovar, 24, to never lose “the joy of the priesthood.”
Bishops demand justice after massacre at Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo
Aug 7, 2025 / 08:00 amBishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State on July 26-27.
120,000 Neocatechumenal Way young people consider call to vocation at Rome gathering
Aug 6, 2025 / 16:16 pmAbout 120,000 young people from the Neocatechumenal Way participated in a gathering on Aug. 4, the feast day of the Curé of Ars, to consider their vocation.
Pope Leo XIV to Medjugorje youth festival: The flames of hearts unite and light the way
Aug 5, 2025 / 16:16 pmPope Leo XIV encouraged the participants of the Medjugorje youth festival to unite the flames of their hearts so that this fire may illuminate their journey toward God.
Spanish court rules in favor of Church in eviction lawsuit against schismatic nuns
Aug 5, 2025 / 07:00 amA Spanish court has ruled in favor of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado.
‘I’m devastated’: Polish archbishop asks Vatican to laicize priest accused of murder
Jul 28, 2025 / 15:50 pmArchbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man.
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers
Jul 27, 2025 / 17:18 pmAccording to the BBC, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where they shot and killed the worshippers.
Peru presents Pope Leo XIV tourist route to showcase his life in the country
Jul 24, 2025 / 06:00 am“Leo’s Route” seeks to show the world 39 places related to Pope Leo XIV’s life in the country of Peru, where he was a bishop from 2015 to 2023.
Pastor of Gaza church hit by Israeli fire: ‘We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith’
Jul 21, 2025 / 16:43 pmThe pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube channel on July 20 describing the situation there.
9 people sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder of Myanmar priest
Jul 18, 2025 / 15:30 pmThe Vatican news agency Fides reported that nine people were sentenced to 20 years in prison for the February murder of a priest in Myanmar.
Outgoing custos of the Holy Land proposes a path to peace
Jul 15, 2025 / 06:00 amFriar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of the Holy Land, reflects on his nine years in office and proposed a path to achieving peace in the face of war in the region.
Funeral of soccer star Diogo Jota: Tributes, mourning, and final farewell
Jul 9, 2025 / 20:19 pmThe funeral of two Portuguese soccer players who died last Thursday in a traffic accident was held in an atmosphere of sadness but also hope.
40 new priests ordained in Vietnam
Jul 3, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Catholic Church in Vietnam welcomed with great joy and hope the ordination of 40 new priests during June, the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as ‘most famous exorcist of the 20th century’
Jun 17, 2025 / 11:54 amFather Marcello Lanza of the International Association of Exorcists recently honored Father Gabriele Amorth on the 100th anniversary of Amorth’s birth.
Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking
Jun 17, 2025 / 09:42 amBernardo García of the Casablanca Declaration said that in reality surrogacy amounts to “the exploitation of poor women and the sale of children.”
Gravely wounded Colombian presidential hopeful improving; could be miracle, cardinal says
Jun 12, 2025 / 16:38 pmColombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, a husband and father, was gravely wounded on June 7 in Bogotá when a 15-year-old boy shot him in the head.
Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to martyred cardinal who saved thousands of Jews
Jun 2, 2025 / 17:37 pmIn a ceremony on Monday, Pope Leo XIV recalled the life and legacy of Iuliu Hossu, a Romanian Greek Catholic bishop who saved thousands of Jews during World War II.
Pope Leo XIV set to obtain new Peruvian identity document
May 30, 2025 / 19:23 pmPope Leo XIV has updated his personal information for a new Peruvian national identity document.