Articles by Victoria Cardiel
Pope Leo XIV to religious: ‘God found not one, but many strong and courageous women’
Sep 22, 2025 / 09:05 amPope Leo XIV met Sept. 22 with Discalced Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land along with participants in the general chapters of three women’s congregations.
2 widows at Jubilee of Consolation: Our husbands ‘are with God, in a joy not of this world’
Sep 17, 2025 / 17:19 pmNorma Pérez, a widow for five years, and Olga Pallares, a widow for two, have experienced the piercing visceral pain of losing a loved one.
Pope Leo XIV expels deacon from the clerical state for abuse of minors
Sep 17, 2025 / 16:19 pmItalian permanent deacon Alessandro Frateschi, who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors, has been expelled from the clerical state by Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV decries ‘unacceptable conditions’ in Gaza, urges release of hostages
Sep 17, 2025 / 10:18 amPope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000 civilians remain.
Jubilee of Consolation: Mother who lost her only son never reproached God for anything
Sep 16, 2025 / 15:50 pmSilvia Toma has a scar on her soul: Four years ago she buried her 34-year-old only son, who had two little daughters.
Vatican lights up with drone show at historic ‘Grace for the World’ concert
Sep 14, 2025 / 10:45 amSt. Peter’s Square became the stage for an unprecedented spectacle on Saturday night involving more than 3,000 illuminated drones.
Pope marks 70th birthday at Sunday Angelus: ‘I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents’
Sep 14, 2025 / 09:55 amOn Sunday, his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV presided at the recitation of the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Leo XIV tells World Meeting on Human Fraternity to welcome migrants, care for poor
Sep 12, 2025 / 11:51 amPope Leo XIV spoke out on Friday against what he called the business of wars while condemning attitudes of rejection and indifference toward migrants and the poor.
Vatican establishes feast days of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Sep 9, 2025 / 07:00 amGoing forward, the Catholic Church will commemorate the liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis on Oct. 12 and of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4.
Inspired by Acutis and Frassati: ‘You don’t have to be perfect to be a saint’
Sep 8, 2025 / 16:46 pmOn Sunday, St. Peter’s Square was filled with singing and prayers in many languages accompanying the first canonizations of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.
French seminarian, inspired by Frassati, publishes book about the soon-to-be saint
Sep 6, 2025 / 12:00 pmTimothée Croux said he discovered Frassati, who was from Turin, Italy, and who died in 1925, through scouting and shares many personal affinities with the soon-to-be saint.
Holy See warns of risk of new nuclear weapons, deplores increase in military spending
Sep 5, 2025 / 15:06 pmThe Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, said the Vatican is concerned about increases in military and nuclear arms spending.
Vatican issues special stamps for canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
Sep 4, 2025 / 04:10 amThe young faces of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be immortalized in special stamps issued on the occasion of their canonization.
Pope Leo XIV pleads for help for ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Sudan
Sep 3, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Leo XIV pleaded for assistance for the people of Sudan, who are experiencing violence, famine, natural disasters, and disease.
Irish missionary, 7 other hostages freed in Haiti
Sep 1, 2025 / 11:51 amThe humanitarian organization Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs on Sept. 1 confirmed the release of eight hostages who had been held captive since Aug. 3 in Haiti.
Pope Leo XIV expresses condolences for 800 dead left by earthquake in Afghanistan
Sep 1, 2025 / 11:05 amPope Leo XIV expressed his condolences for the more than 800 dead left by the earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan Sunday night.
St. John Henry Newman: From being considered an ‘infiltrator’ to doctor of the Church
Aug 8, 2025 / 07:00 amAccording to Father Francisco Javier Calvo, Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that St. John Henry Newman will be declared a doctor of the Church represents “enormous hope.”
Pope Leo XIV expresses his ‘profound sorrow’ over death of migrants in shipwreck off Yemen
Aug 4, 2025 / 18:02 pmIn a gesture of closeness to the victims of irregular migration, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound sorrow” for the sinking of a boat off the coast of Yemen.
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s tears are joined with ours’ on anniversary of Beirut explosion
Aug 4, 2025 / 17:31 pmLebanon commemorated on Aug. 4 the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut’s port in 2020.
Pope Leo XIV announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea
Aug 3, 2025 / 07:35 amPope Leo XIV announced that the dates of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, will be Aug. 3–8, 2027.