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David Agren

Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. David Agren writes for OSV News from Mexico City.

Jesuits minister to migrants waiting in dangerous Mexican border cities

November 23, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

Celebrating an outdoor Mass in a camp for migrants amid a cold and unrelenting rain, Jesuit Father Brian Strassburger preached patience. He spoke of “The Parable of the Ten Virgins” from the Gospel of Matthew, urging the assembled migrants to “wait well” as they bided their time in trying conditions.

Milei, who called pope ‘filthy leftist,’ wins presidential elections in Argentina, changes tone

November 22, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis has talked on the phone to Javier Milei, who won Argentina’s presidential run. The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed Nov. 21 that the pontiff had spoken by phone with Milei.

‘We have to defend life,’ says Sister Norma, who ministers at border amid growing tension

November 18, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News

Dressed in her usual blue habit, striped Oxford shirt and sandals, Sister Norma welcomed the migrants and dignitaries with the same warmth — though the motives for their visits drastically differed.

Caritas establishes ‘humanitarian bridge’ for hurricane-stricken Acapulco

November 6, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: News, World News

People in Acapulco have been left to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Otis battered the already down-on-its-luck tourist destination.

Nicaragua expels a dozen priests, sends them to the Vatican, Ortega regime says

October 19, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and cracking down on the Catholic Church.

Nicaraguan priests kidnapped from parishes amid continued crackdown on church

October 3, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

A pair of priests have been reported abducted from their parishes in Nicaragua as the country’s increasingly totalitarian regime continues cracking down on the Catholic Church and silencing all dissenting voices.

Roof collapse at Mexican church kills 10 during baptism celebration

October 2, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

A roof collapsed during Mass in a Mexican church, claiming at least 10 lives as Catholic leaders offered prayers for the dead and injured, and Mexican society expressed sorrow over the tragedy.

U.S. Border Patrol records sharp increase in arrests; situation of migrants in Mexico deteriorates

September 25, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

A surge in migration through Mexico during the month of September has provoked a “migratory crisis,” according to Catholics who are working with migrants, as shelters strain to handle increasing flows of people heading for the U.S. border — with even more continuing to pour into the country from points south.

Mexican pro-life groups question validity of high court’s abortion decision

September 12, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay with a recent Supreme Court ruling, decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. Along with several Mexican pro-life groups, they questioned the validity of the Sept. 6 decision, arguing it applies to the litigant and is not applicable nationwide.

Mexico’s high court overturns state abortion ban; move could bring end to restrictions nationwide

September 5, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned a state-level abortion ban, a decision observers say could hasten the removal of restrictions on the procedure nationwide.

Society of Jesus banned in Nicaragua

August 24, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

The Nicaraguan regime has extinguished the Jesuits’ legal status and ordered the expropriation of its assets, effectively making it illegal for the Society of Jesus to operate in the Central American country.

Catholic leaders offer prayers, express outrage after 46 die in Honduras women’s prison massacre

June 23, 2023
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News

Catholics in Honduras prayed for the victims of a horrific massacre in a women’s prison — an attack underscoring the power of the country’s criminal gangs and their control over correctional facilities.

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