Inés San Martín

Inés San Martín is the editor of MISSION Magazine, a publication of The Pontifical Mission Societies USA. She’s the co-host of the Spanish-speaking podcast “Descifrando a León."

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Cemetery foreman Juan Rivera walks with his dogs in the Municipal Cemetery of Valle de Chalco amid the coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2020. (Marco Ugarte/AP via Crux)

World

Church in Latin America keeps faith alive during coronavirus lockdown

Inés San Martín|Jul 7, 2020|4 Min Read

A file photo shows Mass being celebrated in the grotto at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. (Nancy Wiechec/CNS via Crux)

World

Facing $9 million deficit, Lourdes launches online pilgrimage

Inés San Martín|Jul 5, 2020|4 Min Read

A woman wears a mask against the spread of COVID-19 disease, as she attends a funeral at the Central cemetery of Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, May 11, 2020. (Alfredo Zuniga/AP via Crux)

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Nicaragua bishops indirectly rebuke Ortega over handling of coronavirus

Inés San Martín|Jul 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Volunteers from a Catholic charity prepare meals at the Divine Providence food pantry in Cucuta, Colombia, Jan. 31, 2020. The food pantry serves up to 6,000 people per day, mostly Venezuelan migrants. (Manuel Rueda/CNS via Crux)

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Archbishop warns Church in Colombia will be bankrupt by August

Inés San Martín|Jun 26, 2020|4 Min Read

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Pope Francis signed a decree for the beatification of Hernández, who is popularly known as the "doctor of the poor," local church authorities announced Friday. (Ariana Cubillos/AP via Crux)

Faith

Three new saints-to-be capture Pope Francis’s convictions

Inés San Martín|Jun 22, 2020|6 Min Read

A woman holds a Spanish flag during a protest against the Spanish government amid the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Alcorcon, Spain, Friday, May 22, 2020. The Spanish government is allowing Madrid and Barcelona to ease their lockdown measures, which were introduced to fight the coronavirus pandemic. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP via Crux)

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Church in Spain says outdoor processions, pilgrimages can be done safely

Inés San Martín|Jun 12, 2020|4 Min Read

A nun wears a mask as she attends Pope Francis' recitation of the "Regina Coeli" from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 31, 2020, Pentecost Sunday. The pope led the Sunday prayer from his window for the first time in three months after the square was reopened. The pope had been delivering the weekly prayer virtually due to lockdown measures. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Crux)

World

Around the world, bishops mark a COVID-scarred Pentecost

Inés San Martín|Jun 1, 2020|5 Min Read

A man wearing a scarf as a protective measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) walks past a mural depicting Pope Francis on Easter, April 12, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Catholic News Service/Matias Baglietto, Reuters)

World

Latin America’s pandemic highlights best and worst of church-state relations

Inés San Martín|Jun 1, 2020|5 Min Read

Bishop Gustavo Carrara, auxiliary of Buenos Aires, during his episcopal ordination, on Dec. 16, 2017. (AICA via Crux)

World

‘Slum bishop’ of Buenos Aires says pandemic exposes pre-existing injustice

Inés San Martín|May 21, 2020|4 Min Read

Bishop Silvio Jose Baez, speaking with Crux and a group of from Aid to the Church in Need in mid-November, at his residence. (Crux/Ines San Martin)

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Bishop in exile says Nicaragua faces two crises: Coronavirus and Ortega

Inés San Martín|May 15, 2020|6 Min Read

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia, Spain, at the Vatican, March 6, 2013. (Paul Haring/CNS via Crux)

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Spanish cardinal investigated for blessing Valencia from basilica on feast day

Inés San Martín|May 11, 2020|5 Min Read

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez with a group of slum priests in the presidential residence. (Courtesy presidency/ La Nacion via Crux)

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Argentina’s president calls in priests to help prepare slums for COVID-19

Inés San Martín|Mar 27, 2020|3 Min Read