Articles by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Pope Francis welcomes Vatican’s new Swiss Guard recruits
May 7, 2024 / 17:30 pmPope Francis received the Vatican’s Swiss Guard Corps on the occasion of the swearing-in of the new guards on May 6.
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem takes possession of Rome titular church after delays due to war
May 1, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe ceremony at St. Onuphrius, the titular church of the papal order of the Holy Sepulchre, was scheduled for April 15 when the conflict in the Middle East worsened.
Pope Francis to Vladimir Putin: A negotiated peace is better than an endless war
Apr 25, 2024 / 16:10 pmCBS News broadcast some excerpts April 24 from a new interview conducted by journalist Norah O’Donnell with Pope Francis at the pontiff’s residence in the Vatican.
Pope Francis to meet with thousands of grandparents and their grandchildren at the Vatican
Apr 22, 2024 / 17:00 pmPope Francis will meet with elderly people, grandparents, and grandchildren from Italy this Saturday, April 27, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.
Rome to host World Meeting of Parish Priests in preparation for Synod on Synodality
Apr 17, 2024 / 05:00 amThe World Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod on Synodality will be held April 29–May 2 in Sacrofano, Rome.
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to 200 children for catechism in Rome suburb
Apr 12, 2024 / 13:30 pmPope Francis made a special “getaway” from the Vatican on Thursday to meet with a group of 200 children at a parish in metro Rome.
New complaints of abuse by Father Rupnik presented to Vatican
Apr 9, 2024 / 15:00 pmFive new complaints of alleged abuse committed by Father Marko Rupnik have been presented to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome.
Faithful line the streets of Seville, Spain, for Holy Week processions
Mar 27, 2024 / 18:15 pmHoly Week in Seville is one of Spain’s most impressive, picturesque Catholic traditions.
Thousands of young people gather in Rome to delve deeper into meaning of Holy Week
Mar 25, 2024 / 16:30 pmSt. Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith.
Ukraine war: ‘We’re praying for the conversion of Vladimir Putin,’ priest says
Feb 26, 2024 / 18:00 pmFeb. 24 marked the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Buenos Aires archbishop highlights courage of Mama Antula, the ‘mother’ of Argentina
Feb 8, 2024 / 18:30 pmOn Sunday, Feb. 11, Pope Francis will raise to the altars the woman who will become Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St. Joseph.
Pope Francis to preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and traditional procession in Rome
Feb 8, 2024 / 08:00 amPope Francis will preside at the Mass and the traditional Ash Wednesday procession on Feb. 14 on Aventine Hill in Rome.
Female Anglican bishop participates in meeting with pope’s Council of Cardinals
Feb 6, 2024 / 15:55 pmThe pope’s Council of Cardinals concluded a meeting at the Vatican this morning with Pope Francis reflecting on “the role of women in the Church.”
Despite persecution, ‘the Church is still alive in Nicaragua,’ priest says
Jan 30, 2024 / 17:30 pmDespite being persecuted by Daniel Ortega’s regime for years, “the Church is still alive in Nicaragua,” a priest from the country told ACI Prensa.
Archbishop of Canterbury celebrates Anglican liturgy in a Catholic basilica in Rome
Jan 26, 2024 / 15:45 pmAnglican Archbishop Justin Welby celebrated an Anglican service this morning in the Catholic Basilica of St. Bartholomew, located on Tiber Island.
How Tolkien influenced the conversion to Christianity of his friend C.S. Lewis
Jan 23, 2024 / 17:05 pmThe National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome is currently hosting an exhibition on the life of the writer J.R.R. Tolkien.
St. Charbel mosaic blessed by Pope Francis installed in Vatican grottoes
Jan 19, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe mosaic was installed in the grottoes located beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Man with disfigured face whose embrace with Pope Francis touched the world dies
Jan 12, 2024 / 14:00 pmThe pontiff embraced Vinicio Riva while greeting pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square after a general audience in 2013, the year he was elected pope.
Argentine nuns now living in Vatican monastery that was Pope Benedict’s last residence
Jan 9, 2024 / 18:30 pmVatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater Ecclesiae monastery.
Revealed: the future of Father Rupnik’s dissolved community
Dec 22, 2023 / 16:50 pmThe assets in the name of the Loyola Community will be used to create a compensation fund for the nuns who will return to the lay state.