Articles by Victoria Cardiel
Pope Leo XIV to open academic year at Lateran University: ‘This is his home,’ rector says
Nov 13, 2025 / 06:00 amThe Pontifical Lateran University will inaugurate the academic year on Nov. 14 with a very special guest: Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV proposes 19th-century Indian religious as a model of women’s emancipation
Nov 12, 2025 / 16:24 pmPope Leo XIV on Wednesday spoke of the beatification of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, the 19th-century founder of the Third Order of the Teresian Discalced Carmelites in India.
Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’
Nov 12, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness and division — during the general audience.
Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard
Nov 11, 2025 / 09:30 amThe Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed by one of its guards against two Jewish women.
New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead
Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am“From Robert to Leo” recounts various little-known episodes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead.
Pope warns against stereotypes and prejudices that obscure the mystery of the Church
Nov 9, 2025 / 07:15 amPope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate “the mystery of unity and communion with the Church of Rome” during his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9.
Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria
Nov 9, 2025 / 06:40 amAt the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid foundations” rooted in Christ.
Pope Leo XIV: We should allow ‘ourselves to be challenged’ by those who suffer
Nov 7, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Leo XIV told two women’s religious congregations that we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of those who suffer.
Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas
Nov 6, 2025 / 09:30 amThe pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution.”
‘Don’t kill me’: Empty wheelchairs dramatize campaign against assisted suicide in Italy
Nov 5, 2025 / 17:03 pmAn initiative by an Italian pro-life group aims to denounce what the organization considers a “drift toward assisted suicide” in Italy.
Pope Leo XIV urges world not to forget Myanmar; says Easter ‘gives hope to everyday life’
Nov 5, 2025 / 08:20 amPope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar as the country’s civil war enters its fifth year.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy takes book about Jesus to prison with him
Nov 4, 2025 / 08:00 amOn Oct. 21, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former French president to walk through a prison gate to begin serving a sentence behind bars.
Drawing inspiration from Newman: ‘Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today’
Nov 1, 2025 / 11:50 amSt. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did.
The lifesaving miracle that led to St. John Henry Newman’s canonization
Oct 31, 2025 / 10:00 amSt. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, was canonized after two miracles were attributed to his intercession.
‘Don’t let the algorithm write your story,’ Pope Leo XIV exhorts young people
Oct 30, 2025 / 16:20 pmPope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed hundreds of university students as part of the Jubilee of the World of Education.
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’
Oct 29, 2025 / 08:55 amPope Leo XIV condemned antisemitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 and also prayed for those affected by Hurricane Melissa.
Pope Leo to pray at tomb of St. Charbel during first apostolic journey to Turkey, Lebanon
Oct 27, 2025 / 12:30 pmThe trip will center on two key moments: a pilgrimage to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea and a visit to the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf.
Pope Leo: Don’t let tension between tradition, novelty become ‘harmful polarizations’
Oct 26, 2025 / 08:10 amPope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, part of the Church’s wider Jubilee of Hope in 2025.
Consultant to European bishops: Attacks on places of worship are ‘pandemic’
Oct 24, 2025 / 08:00 amAccording to Aid to the Church in Need, in 2023, France recorded nearly 1,000 attacks on churches, and more than 600 acts of vandalism were documented in Greece.
Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists
Oct 22, 2025 / 10:54 amVatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and an organization of Vatican-accredited journalists spoke out in support of a free press this week.