Nicolás de Cárdenas

Nicolás de Cárdenas

Nicolás de Cárdenas has been the correspondent for ACI Prensa in Spain since July 2022. In his journalism career he has specialized in socio-religious topics, and he has also worked for local and international civil associations.

Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas

Pastor of Medjugorje’s parish church to skeptics: ‘Come and see’

Feb 11, 2025 / 06:00 am

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, welcomed the recent Vatican recognition of the spiritual phenomenon at Medjugorje as a call to make the recognition more widely known.

Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II

Feb 9, 2025 / 07:00 am

Cardinal Kurt Koch reflected the tension between the two essential parts of the Second Vatican Council: fidelity to the sources and fidelity to the signs of the times.

Spanish diocese cancels parish prep course for blessing irregular couples

Feb 5, 2025 / 06:00 am

“This way of accompanying Christian faithful who are in such situations does not correspond with the teaching of Pope Francis,” the Diocese of Huelva said in a statement.

‘Jesus was not a yogi’: Bishop refutes theories spread by priest

Feb 4, 2025 / 08:00 am

Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy interpretation of the Gospel.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’

Jan 17, 2025 / 16:05 pm

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said that in the Holy Land “people are happy because this war has worn us down, exhausted us, and wounded everyone’s lives.”

Franciscan expert on artificial intelligence addresses its ethical challenges

Jan 17, 2025 / 07:00 am

Franciscan friar Paolo Benanti emphasized that “the reality we are facing is different from that of 10 or 15 years ago and it’s a reality defined by software.”

Catholic courtship is not a mini-marriage, expert says

Jan 7, 2025 / 08:00 am

Pep Borrell is a dentist by profession, but his passion is to know and spread profound countercultural truths about dating and marriage according to the Church.

Pope Francis encourages blind young people to be pilgrims of hope

Jan 3, 2025 / 15:20 pm

Pope Francis encouraged those present to be “people on the journey” who always have the desire to continue, “always with the desire to move forward.”

Spanish bishops condemn mockery of Sacred Heart of Jesus on Spanish public television

Jan 3, 2025 / 06:00 am

“The saddest thing is that those responsible are not aware of what they’re doing. Once again banality surrounds us,” Archbishop Luis Argüello said.

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

Dec 19, 2024 / 07:00 am

A priest prevented a man from taking off with an unconsumed consecrated host during the Mass for the second anniversary of the St. Lucy shrine.

Spanish Supreme Court rules surrogacy exploits women, harms children’s rights

Dec 17, 2024 / 08:00 am

A ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms the dignity and rights of the children conceived.

The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes

Dec 14, 2024 / 08:00 am

Here is the story of John Traynor, whose miraculous healing at Lourdes was announced Dec. 8 by the archbishop of Liverpool.

Pope Francis is a proponent of ​​popular piety, expert says

Dec 11, 2024 / 08:00 am

Father Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, an expert in liturgy and popular piety, says Pope Francis “has highly valued popular piety” throughout his life.

Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate

Dec 10, 2024 / 13:30 pm

“The time is mature for the appointment of an EU coordinator on combating anti-Christian hatred in Europe,” said Alessandro Calcagno, an adviser to bishops.

International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either

Dec 4, 2024 / 17:10 pm

The theme for this year’s Political Network for Values ​​Transatlantic Summit from Dec. 1–2 in Spain was “For Freedom and the Culture of Life.”

Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance

Dec 2, 2024 / 15:15 pm

The Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on “intergenerational healing.”

‘Intergenerational healing’ has no basis in Catholic doctrine, Spanish bishops affirm

Nov 28, 2024 / 07:30 am

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference has published a doctrinal note criticizing the practice of so-called “intergenerational healing” promoted by some priests.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

Nov 21, 2024 / 08:00 am

Professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz says rather than fighting gender ideology, the mission of the Church is “to seek to make light shine in the darkness.”

Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says

Nov 19, 2024 / 08:00 am

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, said at a conference that “we will only get out of this crisis through a renewal of holiness.”

Constitutional Court in Spain forces Catholic brotherhood to admit woman

Nov 7, 2024 / 12:55 pm

Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that by refusing to admit a woman, a male Catholic brotherhood violated the legal precept of nondiscrimination.