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Church in El Salvador criticizes constitutional reform allowing unlimited presidential terms

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in San Salvador, El Salvador. / Credit: Bobbycharks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2025 / 15:36 pm (CNA).

The Catholic hierarchy in El Salvador has opposed the recent reform that allows current President Nayib Bukele and his successors unlimited presidential terms.

Lay missionary and 3-year-old boy kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti

An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. / Credit: arindambanerjee/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

On the morning of Sunday, Aug. 3, nine people working at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, were kidnapped.

Global Mass-finding app surpasses 2 million downloads

An image of the Catholic Mass Times app. / Credit: Mass Times

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 3, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Eleven years ago, Argentine computer science graduate Pablo Licheri made it possible for the faithful to participate in the Eucharist even when far from home.

New Argentine landmark: The world’s largest mural honors Pope Francis

Mural of Pope Francis in La Plata, Argentina. / Credit: Municipality of La Plata, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug 2, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Just a few meters from Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the Argentine city of La Plata stands the world’s largest mural dedicated to Pope Francis.

Relic of Carlo Acutis stolen from parish in Argentina

The relic stolen from St. Dominic Savio Parish. / Credit: St. Dominic Savio Parish

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 1, 2025 / 17:19 pm (CNA).

A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis was stolen from St. Dominic Savio Parish in the Argentine Archdiocese of Paraná.

Catholic Church in Uruguay warns of risks of approving euthanasia

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA).

As Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies gets ready to vote on a euthanasia bill on Aug. 5, Church leaders and health professionals are weighing in against the measure.

‘The Virgin Everywhere’ project lines Mexico’s borders with images of Our Lady of Guadalupe

A wall with the image of “The Virgin Everywhere.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of “The Virgin Everywhere” project

Puebla, Mexico, Jul 30, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA).

The “The Virgin Everywhere” project has completed its latest challenge: covering the entire perimeter of Mexico with images of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Opus Dei denounces media manipulation in lawsuit by former assistant numeraries

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei. / Credit: Opus Dei Communication Office

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jul 30, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Opus Dei has denounced the “manipulation of judicial proceedings to create a media and public opinion case” in the lawsuit advanced by former assistant numeraries.

With Church as facilitator, Colombian armed group to hand over 13 tons of weapons

Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 25, 2025 / 10:10 am (CNA).

An armed group in Colombia pledged to hand over 13.5 tons of weapons to the government after reaching an agreement facilitated by the Catholic Church.

Peru presents Pope Leo XIV tourist route to showcase his life in the country

The poster for the presentation of the Pope Leo XIV tourist route in Peru. / Credit: ANDINA/Presidency of Peru

Lima Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

“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.