(OSV News) — A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person — an attack reinforcing Mexico’s reputation as one …
David Agren
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A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person
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Violeta Chamorro, Nicaraguan leader who championed Catholic, democratic values, dies
by David Agrenby David AgrenHer deep Catholic faith “struck a chord with conservative peasants some of whom linked her to the Virgin Mary.”
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Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in US cities
by David Agrenby David Agren“The vast majority of undocumented migrants contribute to the good of the communities” where they live and work, said the bishop of Matamoros-Reynosa.
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20 days into new papacy, clues to Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style may lie in Chiclayo
by David Agrenby David Agren“(Pope Leo) told me: ‘Let’s work urgently on communion, church unity, but also on shared responsibility,'” said an official in the Chiclayo Diocese.
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“We cannot get used to living with violent death, nor allow impunity to become the norm,” Mexico’s bishops said.
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In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as the present and the future of the church
by David Agrenby David AgrenAs bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru, the future Pope Leo XIV prioritized young people, dedicating time and attention to diocesan and parochial youth groups.
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Peruvians hope new pope promotes 17th-century phenomena regarded as Eucharistic miracle
by David Agrenby David AgrenA statue of the Divine Child of the Miracle is the Christ Child wearing a traditional straw hat and set in at the center of the sun with rays beaming …
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Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’
by David Agrenby David Agren“Right from the start,” then-Father Prevost was “a simple man,” said Father Jorge Majail. “As we say in Peru, ‘He doesn’t complicate life,'” or doesn’t sweat the small stuff.
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Faithful of Peru diocese celebrate papal election of man they regard as one of their own
by David Agrenby David AgrenIn Chiclayo, Peru, where he was bishop 2015-2023, Pope Leo XIV is fondly remembered for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer to the people and embracing his adopted country.