Articles by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Thousands of European scouts make pilgrimage to France
Nov 7, 2025 / 07:00 amA total of 3,500 scouts and adult leaders from 13 European countries made a pilgrimage to the French town of Vézelay from Oct. 30–Nov. 2.
Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical Charter
Nov 6, 2025 / 18:29 pmPope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members representatives of the Christian Churches of Europe, who met in Rome to sign the updated “Charta Œcumenica.”
Pope to make St. John Henry Newman co-patron of Catholic education with St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct 31, 2025 / 07:00 amPope Leo declared St. John Henry Newman a co-patron of education along with St. Thomas Aquinas in his recent apostolic letter, “Drawing New Maps of Hope.”
Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope’s White Sox
Oct 29, 2025 / 16:29 pmDuring his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in a private audience. The two share the same hometown of Chicago.
Pope Leo XIV meets with Viktor Orbán at the Vatican
Oct 27, 2025 / 17:49 pmIn separate audiences on Monday, Pope Leo XIV received two political leaders with very different views on the migration issue.
Pope Leo XIV encourages Order of the Holy Sepulchre in its mission in the Holy Land
Oct 23, 2025 / 17:34 pmPope Leo XIV thanked the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for its humble service to the communities of the Holy Land.
French bishop denounces euthanasia as contradicting ‘immemorial law’: ‘You shall not kill’
Oct 23, 2025 / 08:00 amFrench Bishop Philippe Christory pointed out that the essence of an advanced civilization “is to promote life and support the lives of those who suffer.”
Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’
Oct 20, 2025 / 14:53 pmPope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as “luminous signs of hope” for today’s Catholics.
Worldwide Catholic population up, vocations down
Oct 18, 2025 / 11:48 amOn the occasion of World Mission Day on Oct. 19, Vatican news agency Fides presented statistics that offer a general overview of the Catholic Church worldwide.
Pope Leo XIV asks Catholics in Russia to be an example of love, brotherhood, and respect
Oct 17, 2025 / 12:42 pmPope Leo XIV asked a group of Catholic pilgrims from Russia, in Rome on a jubilee pilgrimage, to be an example of love and brotherhood upon their return home.
1,300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey
Oct 16, 2025 / 15:41 pmArchaeologists have discovered in southern Turkey five small 1,300-year-old round loaves, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ.
Leo XIV recognizes ‘light and shadows’ in the Church’s treatment of Indigenous peoples
Oct 16, 2025 / 10:48 amPope Leo XIV sent a message to the Networks of Indigenous Peoples and the Network of Indian Theology Theologians on Oct. 16.
Pope to UN Food and Agriculture Organization: ‘Slogans do not lift people out of poverty’
Oct 16, 2025 / 09:26 amPope Leo XIV visited the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday.
Pope Leo XIV gifted with ‘Proton,’ a purebred Arabian horse
Oct 15, 2025 / 14:35 pmBefore the general audience on Oct. 15, Pope Leo XIV was gifted with a 12-year-old purebred Arabian horse named Proton.
Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar
Oct 13, 2025 / 17:43 pmCardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica following a serious act of desecration on Oct. 10.
World Mission Day: Leo XIV calls for supporting those who bring Christ to ends of earth
Oct 13, 2025 / 14:12 pmIn a video released Oct. 13, Pope Leo XIV said World Mission Day is an opportunity for the entire Catholic Church to unite in prayer for missionaries.
Pope Leo XIV: Right to religious freedom is not optional but essential
Oct 10, 2025 / 13:21 pmPope Leo XIV on Friday received members of Aid to the Church in Need, a pontifical foundation that supports the Catholic Church in its evangelizing work.
Pope Leo XIV urges consecrated persons to be ‘hungry for holiness’
Oct 9, 2025 / 15:01 pmPope Leo XIV on Thursday celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consecrated Life.
Pope Leo XIV meets with his Augustinian brothers in Rome
Sep 15, 2025 / 13:00 pmPope Leo XIV on Monday received the participants of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine, with whom he said he felt “at home.”
Pope Leo XIV: Inappropriate behavior of the clergy ‘cannot be kept in a drawer’
Sep 12, 2025 / 16:04 pmPope Leo XIV exhorted new bishops to address issues related to inappropriate behavior on the part of the clergy: “They can’t be put away in a drawer.”