Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas
Priests’ talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube
Apr 25, 2024 / 06:00 amNearly two months ago, the priests featured on the Spanish-language talk show voluntarily suspended the program after a firestorm over one priest’s remarks.
Bishops: Catholic Church in Spain unjustly singled out in plan to address sexual abuse
Apr 23, 2024 / 15:00 pmThe Spanish bishops noted that “reparation measures cannot be proposed that, following the ombudsman’s report, would leave out nine out of 10 victims.”
Redeemed from sexual libertinism, prostitution, and occult, Fran Orvich tells his story
Apr 23, 2024 / 07:00 amFor the last five years Fran Orvich, 30, has been living chastely following a conversion process that began after a traumatic childhood and years of sexual libertinism.
Vocations Day in Spain: The Church supports 725 seminaries in mission lands
Apr 21, 2024 / 07:00 am“Native Vocations Day” in Spain supports and provides formation for those who feel called to the priesthood and consecrated life in other countries.
Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains
Apr 18, 2024 / 07:00 amThe sign of peace is meant to express “the sincere desire to be reconciled among ourselves, to overcome all divisions between us, to be instruments of peace.”
Spanish archbishop raises thorny topics in country’s immigration debate
Apr 8, 2024 / 16:25 pmAmong the issues raised by Archbishop Luis Argüello is “the role of organized crime in facilitating illegal immigration.”
‘Rocker’ Spanish priest dies from burns suffered during lighting of Easter fire
Apr 4, 2024 / 14:55 pmAccording to the Spanish newspaper El Heraldo de Aragón, sources from the archdiocese said Father Javier Sánchez “tried to protect the nuns of the convent."
Priest says ‘trans’ people he has ministered to have deep wounds
Apr 4, 2024 / 14:00 pmFather Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo said among the wounded he sees “children broken by very hard life experiences in the most intimate of environments.”
Laicized Spanish bishop emeritus marries in the Church
Apr 3, 2024 / 07:00 amAfter obtaining a dispensation from Pope Francis, the bishop emeritus of Solsona in Spain, Xavier Novell, has entered into a canonical marriage.
The Holy Land may turn into a museum or an architectural remembrance, archbishop warns
Mar 29, 2024 / 06:00 amThe archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain, Francisco Cerro Chávez, stressed in a recent letter the need to support the Christians in the Holy Land.
How the early Christians lived their lives: 5 ways to be a witness today
Mar 12, 2024 / 07:00 amThe example set by the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth has inspired and resonated with Catholics of all times, including today.
March for Life in Spain takes the mask off culture of death
Mar 11, 2024 / 17:00 pm“It’s time to unmask the lies, horrors, businesses, and ideologies that sustain the culture of death,” said the organizers of Spain’s 2024 March for Life.
Archdiocese demands priests apologize for ‘scandalous’ words about Pope Francis
Mar 1, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, has demanded that two priests apologize for comments they made “that harm the communion of the Church.”
Bishop who participated in Freemasonry event affirms its incompatibility with Catholicism
Feb 27, 2024 / 18:00 pmBishop Antonio Staglianò told Vatican News that “Freemasonry is a heresy that is fundamentally aligned with the Arian heresy.”
Large families association launches ‘Save the planet, have more children’ campaign
Feb 23, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Large Families Association of Madrid has launched an advertising campaign featuring the message “Save the planet, have more children.”
100 cloistered convents in Spain to open their doors to promote prayer during Lent
Feb 14, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe DeClausura Foundation in Spain has launched a campaign to promote prayer during the liturgical season of Lent with the theme “Slow Down. Stop. Pray.”
Panama’s Cardinal Lacunza apologizes for his disappearance: ‘It was a stupid prank’
Feb 5, 2024 / 14:10 pmCardinal José Luis Lacunza, the bishop of the Diocese of David in Panama, apologized Feb. 4 after having been missing for two days earlier in the week.
Spanish painter to become Trappist monk after seeing film on cloistered life
Feb 3, 2024 / 09:00 amAfter lying dormant for decades, the seed of a calling to monastic life has sprung to life in the soul of Sevillian painter José María Méndez.
Spanish archbishop: ‘I am not going to bless even one homosexual union’
Jan 26, 2024 / 05:30 amIn a meeting with journalists held on the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, Archbishop José María Gil stated that his intention is to “bless the person.”
Shamanic ritual at World Economic Forum: ‘What spirit rules in Davos?’ priest asks
Jan 18, 2024 / 18:00 pmAs part of a WEF plenary session on Wednesday, Chieftess Putanny Yawanawá of the Amazonian Yawanawá tribe performed a shamanic rite.