Articles by Victoria Cardiel
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.
Theologians, scholars who deny the virginity of Mary a ‘challenge’ for the Church
Oct 17, 2025 / 07:00 amSome Protestants and even groups within the Catholic Church, both openly and indirectly, deny the dogma of the virginity of Mary.
Book to feature Pope Leo XIV’s writings and meditations as Augustinian prior
Oct 16, 2025 / 06:03 amThe tome will include, for the first time, the writings of the current pontiff during his term as prior general of the Augustinian order.
Pope Leo XIV explains why Christian hope is better than optimism
Oct 15, 2025 / 11:00 amPope Leo XIV spoke about Christian hope to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his weekly general audience on Oct. 15, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV introduces significant reform to Holy See’s investments
Oct 15, 2025 / 07:00 amLast week, Pope Leo XIV introduced a significant reform to the financial architecture of the Holy See.