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Priest found dead in Mexico; 2 suspects arrested

Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis. / Credit: Courtesy of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish/Screenshot

Puebla, Mexico, Nov 14, 2025 / 13:04 pm (CNA).

The Catholic Church has confirmed the discovery of the body of Father Ernesto Baltazar Hernández Vilchis, a priest of the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexico.

Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí, Nicaragua. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 13, 2025 / 18:06 pm (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV received on Nov. 13 Rolando Álvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí in Nicaragua.

Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to ‘totalitarian and eugenic ideologies’

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Puebla, Mexico, Nov 11, 2025 / 15:34 pm (CNA).

The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its opposition to the attempt to legalize euthanasia and warned of the “risk of validating totalitarian and eugenic ideologies.”

We can all be saints, Peruvian archbishop says to thousands of youth

Javier del Río Alba, archbishop of Arequipa, with the youth at the 13th Youth Festival of Faith. / Credit: Archdiocese of Arequipa

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 4, 2025 / 18:17 pm (CNA).

Archbishop Javier Del Río Alba of Arequipa in Peru shared the keys to holiness with more than 8,500 young people during the 13th Youth Festival of Faith.

Image of Argentina’s patroness destroyed, chapel burned down

Skyline view of Buenos Aires, Argentina. / Credit: Sebasiddi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 4, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

The destruction of an image of Our Lady of Luján, the patroness of Argentina, and the burning of a chapel has shocked two communities in Argentina.

Mexican bishops say root causes of crime must be addressed after another mayor is murdered

Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was murdered Nov. 1, 2025. / Credit: Uruapan Municipal Government

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 3, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA).

After Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, was assassinated Nov. 1, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference called for the government to address the root of the violence.

Cuba’s national Marian shrine damaged by Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa severely damaged the Cuban shrine to Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Cienfuegos

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 16:48 pm (CNA).

The passage of Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction in Cuba, significantly damaging the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country’s patroness.

Secret euthanasia house raises alarm in Canada

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Credit: Ryan Bushby (HighInBC), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Victoria, Canada, Oct 28, 2025 / 15:55 pm (CNA).

The furtive establishment of a stand-alone, private euthanasia house in Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, has sparked criticism from pro-lifers.

Influencer son of evangelical pastors shares how he embraced the Catholic faith

Jonatan Medina, son of evangelical pastors, shares how he converted to the Catholic faith. / Credit: EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Jonatan Medina Espinal is a young Catholic influencer who, as the son of evangelical pastors, was considered unlikely to embrace the Catholic faith.

Venezuelan president accuses cardinal of plotting against saint’s canonization

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela. / Credit: Venezuelan Presidential Press

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 22, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA).

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, accused Cardinal Baltazar Porras of conspiring to prevent the canonization of Venezuela’s first male saint.