Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas
French Dominican friar created the motto for the Olympic Games
Jul 26, 2024 / 17:45 pmThe motto of the modern Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” was coined by French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon in the 19th century.
Carmelite friends of Pope Francis in Spain to leave convent after 400 years
Jul 24, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe 412-year uninterrupted presence of the Discalced Carmelites in the Lucena, Spain, monastery will end.
Pope Francis’ desire for Olympics is to foster world peace, which is ‘seriously threatened’
Jul 19, 2024 / 14:47 pmIn a message addressed to Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, Pope Francis expressed his fervent desire that the Olympic Games would foster world peace.
Bishop reminds vacationers: Only in God does the soul find rest
Jul 19, 2024 / 07:00 amIn a new pastoral letter Bishop Ginés García Beltrán of Getafe, Spain, points out that “rest is good and necessary.”
Euro 2024: Bishops highlight the faith of the coach of Spain’s victorious soccer team
Jul 15, 2024 / 17:20 pmSeveral Spanish bishops have congratulated the country’s national soccer team and highlighted the Catholic faith of their coach, Luis de la Fuente.
Pope Francis meets with Opus Dei prelate Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz
Jun 24, 2024 / 17:30 pm“The audience, which lasted about half an hour, took place in an atmosphere of warmth and affection on the part of the Holy Father,” the prelature reported.
Culture of death advances in Spain with two new developments
Jun 19, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe culture of life suffered two setbacks recently as the culture of death advanced again in Spain.
Priest says schismatic Spanish nuns are in state of ‘paranoia’ according to own thesis
Jun 15, 2024 / 08:00 amFather Jesús Silva of the Archdiocese of Madrid discusses why the schismatic Poor Clares of the Belorado Monastery are experiencing what he calls “paranoia.”
Pontifical Missions: Sons and daughters of Spain still leaders in global mission field
Jun 14, 2024 / 08:00 amThe report reveals that in 2023 Spain fielded more than 6,000 active missionaries in 1,123 mission territories spread across 139 countries.
Excommunication looms for renegade group of Poor Clares in Spain
Jun 10, 2024 / 17:30 pmThe Ecclesiastical Court of the Archbishopric of Burgos, Spain, has formally accused the Poor Clare nuns of the Monastery of Belorado with schism.
Opus Dei updates outreach to young people with new website: ‘Youth’
Jun 7, 2024 / 06:40 amThe new website offers testimonies on social initiatives, podcasts with prayer resources, and infographics on Catholic doctrine.
Possible miracle at Lourdes: Almost-blind woman recovers her sight
May 21, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes of Madrid concluded its 101st pilgrimage on May 19, serving 800 participants, one of whom apparently was cured.
Spanish archbishop slams government’s obsession with the Catholic Church
May 2, 2024 / 18:50 pmArchbishop Jesús Sanz Montes of Oviedo, Spain, delivered a fiery response to the government’s plan to address abuses committed within the Catholic Church.
Spanish bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion is a sacrilege
Apr 29, 2024 / 16:52 pmU.S. president Joe Biden has come under fire for making the sign of the cross during a rally criticizing measures that restrict abortion.
Regnum Christi: ‘It would have been easy to run and hide,’ but the Church is ‘purifiying’ us
Apr 27, 2024 / 09:00 amThe ecclesial movement was shaken to the core by the revelation of numerous cases of sexual abuse and the abuse of power that primarily involved its founder.
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.”