Articles by Victoria Cardiel
Rome readies for Jubilee of Youth: ‘You will never experience anything like this again’
Jul 14, 2025 / 08:05 am“Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like a World Youth Day,” Father Alfredo Tedesco explained.
Pope Leo XIV withdraws papal delegate after agreement avoids schism in Syro-Malabar Church
Jul 10, 2025 / 14:30 pmThe specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church in India.
Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognize apparitions
Jul 9, 2025 / 17:21 pmThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith granted a nihil obstat of Marian devotion surrounding the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Zvir in Slovakia.
Pope Leo XIV given 2 electric, eco-friendly ‘popemobiles’ for travel
Jul 7, 2025 / 15:34 pmPope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on his international travels.
Vatican exhibits Raphael’s legacy with the reopening of the Hall of Constantine
Jun 30, 2025 / 07:00 am“In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a presentation to the press held at the Vatican Museums.
PHOTOS: Rome celebrates its patron saints with a burst of colorful flowers
Jun 29, 2025 / 12:50 pmThe Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant tapestry of color as part of the Historic Flower Festival.
Pope Leo XIV warns new archbishops against pastoral plans that repeat without renewing
Jun 29, 2025 / 10:15 amSpeaking on the June 29 solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV also called for maintaining ecclesial unity while respecting diversity.
Pope Leo XIV says the unity of the Church ‘is nourished by forgiveness and mutual trust’
Jun 29, 2025 / 09:40 am“If Jesus trusts us, then we too can trust one another, in his name,” Pope Leo XIV said, extending his call to unity to all Christian denominations.
Pope Leo XIV denounces violations of international, humanitarian law in Gaza and Ukraine
Jun 26, 2025 / 15:29 pmIn an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of the principle of ‘might makes right’” in these territories.
Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV: ‘The heart of the city returns’
Jun 26, 2025 / 06:00 amCastel Gandolfo has been for centuries a place of rest, prayer, and study for popes. Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI spent their summers there.
At general audience, Pope Leo XIV laments ‘fatigue of living’ afflicting modern society
Jun 25, 2025 / 07:15 amThe pope addressed pilgrims at his final Wednesday general audience before summer break, when he is expected to reduce his schedule and public engagements for all of July.
Pope Leo XIV invites seminarians to bear witness to ‘tenderness’ and ‘mercy’ of Christ
Jun 24, 2025 / 16:37 pmOn June 24, Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of seminarians from around the world to bear witness to the “tenderness” and “mercy” of Christ.
Jubilee of Seminarians, Bishops, and Priests gets underway in Rome
Jun 23, 2025 / 16:43 pmMore than 6,000 seminarians, bishops, and priests from five continents are in Rome this week to celebrate their jubilee as part of the Holy Year 2025.
Vatican backs report calling for financial reforms to alleviate global debt crisis
Jun 23, 2025 / 15:15 pmThe document was presented at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on June 20 as one of the main initiatives of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
Christ is God’s answer to humanity’s hunger, Pope Leo XIV affirms on Corpus Christi
Jun 22, 2025 / 13:21 pmPope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s kingdom” as he presided over Mass for the solemnity of Corpus Christi.
Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’
Jun 22, 2025 / 08:22 am“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,” Pope Leo XIV said in remarks following his Angelus reflection June 22.
Leo XIV to celebrate his first solemnity of Corpus Christi as pope this Sunday
Jun 21, 2025 / 06:00 amAs is the tradition, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. John Lateran Basilica, the pope’s cathedral as bishop of Rome, on Sunday, June 22.
Pope Leo XIV on AI: ‘All of us are concerned for children and young people’
Jun 20, 2025 / 18:46 pmPope Leo XIV issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and neurological development” of rising generations.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates the 43rd anniversary of his ordination
Jun 19, 2025 / 16:03 pmOn June 19, 1982, Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located just outside the Vatican.
Actor Al Pacino meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Jun 17, 2025 / 13:38 pmIn an unexpected visit, Hollywood actor Al Pacino was received by Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, June 17, at the Vatican.