Articles by Diego López Colín
Church asks Mexican president-elect to promote reconciliation to ‘achieve social peace’
Aug 20, 2024 / 15:06 pmClaudia Sheinbaum, who won the June 2 presidential election, will succeed outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Paris 2024: Athletes witness to their faith despite Olympic ban
Aug 10, 2024 / 09:00 amThe Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been the scene not only of sporting prowess but also of displays of faith and devotion by athletes from around the world.
At least 9 priests abducted by Nicaraguan dictatorship in last 2 weeks
Aug 7, 2024 / 15:38 pmThese priests “remain under total surveillance” by the National Police, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina reported.
Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua
Jul 30, 2024 / 17:02 pmIn a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón was “arbitrarily abducted.”
Church in Mexico calls on government to protect the people from drug cartel violence
Jul 30, 2024 / 12:15 pmIn a July 24 statement Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderon of Tapachula said the situation that people face daily in the region is intolerable.
Mexican bishop assaulted and robbed on highway
Jul 27, 2024 / 09:00 amIn a July 24 statement, the Diocese of Tehuacán said that the prelate “was unharmed and has filed the related complaint” with the authorities.
U.S.-Mexico border diocese of Matamoros to have new name, co-cathedral in Reynosa
Jul 25, 2024 / 07:00 amThe diocese’s name will change to the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa and the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Reynosa will be its co-cathedral.
Puebla state in Mexico decriminalizes abortion, archdiocese responds
Jul 18, 2024 / 07:00 amIn a statement posted on Facebook the same day, the Archdiocese of Puebla expressed “its most profound sadness” after the legislators’ vote was announced.
The faith and witness of a young athlete who died running a half marathon
Jul 17, 2024 / 16:35 pmIn a July 14 statement, the Mexico City Sports Institute reported that a man died after fainting near the Angel of Independence, where the finish line was located.
![Cristóbal Ascencio García, the bishop of Apatzingán in the Mexican state of Michoacán, asked the Catholic faithful to pray "that a Mexico [living] in freedom and a Mexico capable of showing its faith and love may not be lost." Credit: National Basilica of St. Mary of Guadalupe](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/bishop.garcia.jpg?w=310&h=198)
Communism is ‘imminent’ in Mexico, bishop says
Jul 12, 2024 / 07:00 amIn a Mass celebrated on June 30 the prelate thanked those who remain in prayer for Mexico and pray “in face of the imminent arrival of communism.”
Sustained pushback against abortion, gender ideology at OAS meeting
Jul 9, 2024 / 08:00 amThe 54th regular session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States was held from June 26-28 in Paraguay.
Saints and bishops ‘come to life’ as tour guides at historic Catholic churches
Jun 13, 2024 / 07:00 amIn the oldest section of Panama City, saints and bishops of the Catholic Church have “come to life” to offer engaging brief talks to visitors.
National Youth Day in Honduras: ‘Be witnesses of the love of Christ’
Jun 6, 2024 / 07:00 amNormally held every two years since 2010, this was the first time the event has been held in six years.
Pro-family leaders in Mexico react to Sheinbaum’s election
Jun 5, 2024 / 18:50 pmVarious pro-life, pro-family, and Catholic leaders in Mexico have reacted with concern to the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as president of the country.
Mexican bishops congratulate country’s president-elect
Jun 4, 2024 / 16:22 pmThe bishops of Mexico congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum, president-elect of the country, “for her victory at the polls” in the June 2 election.
Mexico elects first woman president: Who is she and what does she believe?
Jun 3, 2024 / 19:45 pmClaudia Sheinbaum will be the first woman to become president of Mexico. Who is she and what is her relationship with the Catholic Church?
Is it a sin for Catholics to not vote in elections?
May 30, 2024 / 07:00 amThe year 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history. This historical moment raises the question for Catholics: Is it a sin not to vote?
Our Lady of Guadalupe becomes point of contention in Mexican presidential debate
May 22, 2024 / 17:03 pmOur Lady of Guadalupe took center stage during the presidential debate in Mexico this week.
Church in Mexico wins lawsuit filed by ‘trans’ person seeking baptismal record change
May 15, 2024 / 17:34 pmA Mexican court has ruled in favor of the Diocese of Querétaro in a lawsuit that demanded the diocese change the sex indicated on a baptismal certificate.
Expert on Our Lady of Guadalupe named master theologian on apparitions
May 14, 2024 / 15:52 pmFather Eduardo Chávez, postulator of the cause for canonization of St. Juan Diego, has been confirmed as “master Guadalupan theologian.”