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Peruvian bishop resigns after investigation for sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement
Posted on 09/25/2025 17:18 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Bishop Ciro Quispe López, bishop emeritus of Juli, Peru. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cusco
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 16:18 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop Ciro Quispe López of Juli, Peru, following a Vatican investigation initiated in mid-2024.
Mexico’s oldest diocese celebrates 500th anniversary with 500 hours of Eucharistic adoration
Posted on 09/24/2025 16:57 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The exterior of the Tlaxcala cathedral in Mexico, which is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa
Puebla, Mexico, Sep 24, 2025 / 15:57 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Tlaxcala, the oldest in Mexico, is commemorating its quincentennial with a 500-hour period of continuous Eucharistic adoration.
94-year-old priest: ‘I don’t want to be a has-been priest; I’m still a disciple’
Posted on 09/24/2025 08:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Father José Giner, 94, says Mass twice a day. / Credit: Father José Giner
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
At age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father José Giner said he doesn’t feel like a teacher but rather like a “disciple.”
Priest builds church with his own hands in Chiclayo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s former diocese
Posted on 09/23/2025 07:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Father Javier Cajusol Villegas is building a church with his own hands in Chiclayo, the northern Peruvian diocese where Pope Leo XIV was bishop. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Javier Cajusol
Lima Newsroom, Sep 23, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Father Javier Cajusol Villegas is building a church with his own hands in a poor area of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, where Pope Leo XIV was bishop.
Nicaraguan bishop denounces ‘real problem’ of region’s dictatorships and cartels
Posted on 09/22/2025 17:02 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Bishop Silvio Báez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of Managua
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 22, 2025 / 16:02 pm (CNA).
From his exile in the United States, Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez denounced what he considered the “real problem” of Latin American dictatorships: idolatry of money.
1 million children to pray the rosary for world peace on Oct. 7
Posted on 09/22/2025 08:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently announced the 20th edition of its One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign, set to take place Oct. 7, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need has announced the 20th edition of its One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign.
Report: Assisted suicide in Canada poses higher death risk for vulnerable groups
Posted on 09/17/2025 17:49 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA).
A Cardus Health report said the legalization of medical assistance in dying in Canada has led to disproportionately high rates of premature deaths among vulnerable groups.
With Mexico ‘bled dry by violence, confused by ideologies,’ Church prays for deliverance
Posted on 09/17/2025 09:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the Mexican flag. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference offered a prayer on the county’s Sept. 16 holiday “to God and to our Most Holy Mother of Guadalupe”: “Long live Mexico!”
Juan Dabdoub, tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, dies
Posted on 09/14/2025 07:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Juan Dabdoub, founder of the Mexican Family Council. / Credit: David Ramos/EWTN News
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 14, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Juan Dabdoub Giacoman, a legendary and tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, passed away at the age of 71 on Sept. 11 in Mexico City after a long battle with cancer.
Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian birthdays: Simplicity, closeness, and community
Posted on 09/13/2025 18:00 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Pope Leo XIV is pictured here during a past birthday celebration when he served as bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Chiclayo
Lima Newsroom, Sep 13, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Robert Prevost celebrated various birthdays in Chiclayo, Peru, with gestures marked by simplicity, closeness, and community.