Articles by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade
Nov 14, 2025 / 16:50 pmPope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square, in the lead-up to the Nov. 16 World Day of the Poor.
Pope Leo XIV praises the ‘silent and hidden love’ of cloistered nuns
Nov 14, 2025 / 15:43 pmPope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery of society’s focus on outward appearances.
Paris archbishop recalls jihadist massacre 10 years ago, offers hope
Nov 14, 2025 / 11:34 amTen years ago on Nov. 13, armed jihadists stormed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and elsewhere in the city, murdering over a hundred innocent people.
Pope Leo XIV urges ‘thinking the faith’ amid risk of cultural emptiness
Nov 14, 2025 / 10:04 amPope Leo XIV on Friday urged academics to “think the faith” in order to confront what he called an increasingly pervasive “cultural emptiness.”
Vatican declares alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’
Nov 12, 2025 / 14:54 pmThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that alleged apparitions of Jesus in France do not have a divine origin and are “not supernatural.”
‘Miraculous touches of God’s presence’ in the most atheist nation in Europe
Nov 12, 2025 / 12:15 pmNearly a quarter of Czechs declare themselves atheist, according to the 2017 Pew Survey on European Values.
Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness
Nov 12, 2025 / 07:00 amPope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of Sant’Anselmo Church.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Augustinian from Nigeria as official of Papal Household
Nov 10, 2025 / 12:08 pmFather Edward Daniang Daleng, OSA, has been procurator general of the Order of St. Augustine — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order.
Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse
Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pmPope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use.
Pope Leo XIV highlights role of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Blessed Juan de Palafox in Mexico
Nov 7, 2025 / 15:11 pmPope Leo XIV in a message to the 17th National Missionary Congress of Mexico noted that the greatest privilege of missionaries is “to bring Christ to the heart of every person.”
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.