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Diego Lopez Marina
Only 30% of young U.S.-born Latinos are Catholic, study reveals
By Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 17, 2023 / 14:45 pm A new study from the Pew Research Center found that while Catholicism remains the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, the number of Latinos who identify as Catholic has declined by 24% since 2010, with …
Biden administration financing drag queen shows for minors in Ecuador
by Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 24, 2022 / 13:31 pm The U.S. State Department has contributed $20,600 in taxpayer money to finance workshops and “drag queen” theater performances for young students, including minors, at the Abraham Lincoln North American Ecuadorian Center in Cuenca. The country’s currency is …
More than 100,000 march for life in Spain
by Diego Lopez Marina Madrid, Spain, Jun 27, 2022 / 16:45 pm More than 100,000 people turned out June 26 for Spain’s march for life in Madrid and to protest proposed changes to the country’s abortion law and other bills that violate human dignity. The pro-life institutions NEOS; the Assembly …
Burger King in Spain apologizes, pulls offensive Holy Week ads
by Diego Lopez Marina Lima, Peru, Apr 18, 2022 / 14:59 pm The fast-food chain Burger King in Spain has withdrawn and apologized for an offensive ad campaign that sparked outrage among Catholics during Holy Week. “We apologize to all those who have felt offended by our campaign aimed at …
Puerto Rican archbishop condemns toppling of colonist’s statue ahead of Spanish king’s visit
by Diego Lopez Marina San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan 26, 2022 / 15:08 pm The Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Roberto Octavio González Nieves, expressed his sorrow and repudiated the demolition of the city’s statue of Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish colonizer who was Puerto Rico’s first …
Cuban socialism has been a failure and the left must face up to it, priest says
by Diego Lopez Marina Camagüey, Cuba, Oct 5, 2021 / 16:19 pm Fr. Alberto Reyes Pías, a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey, addressed Monday those who have leftist political preferences, asking them to recognize the failure of the socialist model that was imposed on Cuba 62 years ago. “I …
CRS warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ afflicting the elderly in Cuba
by Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 26, 2021 / 14:20 pm The director of the Hispanic Development Unit of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Ana Gloria Rivas-Vásquez, called for Catholics around the world to help Cuba, especially its elderly, afflicted by what she calls a “hunger pandemic.” “In addition …
The Church accompanies the people in their legitimate claims, priest says of Cuba protests
by Diego Lopez Marina Camagüey, Cuba, Jul 23, 2021 / 18:01 pm The Church is accompanying those protesting Cuba’s communist government, according to a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. “I will speak about the part of the Church that I know, the one that touches me closely in this …
Documentary says Benedict XVI’s secretary tried to convince him not to resign
by Diego Lopez Marina Vatican City, Apr 9, 2021 / 15:29 pm America/Denver (CNA). A documentary being released on Benedict XVI’s 94th birthday state that his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, tried to dissuade him from abdicating the papacy. “Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus”, directed by Andrés Garrigó, will be …
