Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas
Spanish bishops: Conditions for Pope Francis to resign are not met
Feb 27, 2025 / 17:50 pmThe secretary-general of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Francisco César García Magán, said the conditions for Pope Francis to resign have not been met.
Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than 5 nuns
Feb 26, 2025 / 18:07 pmSister María Victoria Triviño, OSC, made her critique in an article regarding the recent closure of a monastery that had been in existence for 700 years.
Islamist threat against Spanish cathedrals provokes calls for more security
Feb 26, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience is calling on Spain’s Ministry of the Interior to strengthen security at the country’s cathedrals after an ISIS threat.
Salesians to elect new rector major to replace Cardinal Fernández Artime
Feb 24, 2025 / 10:40 amCardinal Ángel Fernández Artime has had to resign in order to take up his new duties in the Vatican Curia at the request of Pope Francis.
Pastor of Medjugorje’s parish church to skeptics: ‘Come and see’
Feb 11, 2025 / 06:00 amFather Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, welcomed the recent Vatican recognition of the spiritual phenomenon at Medjugorje as a call to make the recognition more widely known.
Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II
Feb 9, 2025 / 07:00 amCardinal Kurt Koch reflected the tension between the two essential parts of the Second Vatican Council: fidelity to the sources and fidelity to the signs of the times.
Spanish diocese cancels parish prep course for blessing irregular couples
Feb 5, 2025 / 06:00 am“This way of accompanying Christian faithful who are in such situations does not correspond with the teaching of Pope Francis,” the Diocese of Huelva said in a statement.
‘Jesus was not a yogi’: Bishop refutes theories spread by priest
Feb 4, 2025 / 08:00 amSpanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy interpretation of the Gospel.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’
Jan 17, 2025 / 16:05 pmCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said that in the Holy Land “people are happy because this war has worn us down, exhausted us, and wounded everyone’s lives.”
Franciscan expert on artificial intelligence addresses its ethical challenges
Jan 17, 2025 / 07:00 amFranciscan friar Paolo Benanti emphasized that “the reality we are facing is different from that of 10 or 15 years ago and it’s a reality defined by software.”
Catholic courtship is not a mini-marriage, expert says
Jan 7, 2025 / 08:00 amPep Borrell is a dentist by profession, but his passion is to know and spread profound countercultural truths about dating and marriage according to the Church.
Pope Francis encourages blind young people to be pilgrims of hope
Jan 3, 2025 / 15:20 pmPope Francis encouraged those present to be “people on the journey” who always have the desire to continue, “always with the desire to move forward.”
Spanish bishops condemn mockery of Sacred Heart of Jesus on Spanish public television
Jan 3, 2025 / 06:00 am“The saddest thing is that those responsible are not aware of what they’re doing. Once again banality surrounds us,” Archbishop Luis Argüello said.
Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras
Dec 19, 2024 / 07:00 amA priest prevented a man from taking off with an unconsumed consecrated host during the Mass for the second anniversary of the St. Lucy shrine.
Spanish Supreme Court rules surrogacy exploits women, harms children’s rights
Dec 17, 2024 / 08:00 amA ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms the dignity and rights of the children conceived.
The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes
Dec 14, 2024 / 08:00 amHere is the story of John Traynor, whose miraculous healing at Lourdes was announced Dec. 8 by the archbishop of Liverpool.
Pope Francis is a proponent of popular piety, expert says
Dec 11, 2024 / 08:00 amFather Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, an expert in liturgy and popular piety, says Pope Francis “has highly valued popular piety” throughout his life.
Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate
Dec 10, 2024 / 13:30 pm“The time is mature for the appointment of an EU coordinator on combating anti-Christian hatred in Europe,” said Alessandro Calcagno, an adviser to bishops.
International pro-life summit: Faith isn’t imposed but doesn’t hide either
Dec 4, 2024 / 17:10 pmThe theme for this year’s Political Network for Values Transatlantic Summit from Dec. 1–2 in Spain was “For Freedom and the Culture of Life.”
Charismatic Renewal in Spain accepts bishops’ ‘intergenerational healing’ guidance
Dec 2, 2024 / 15:15 pmThe Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on “intergenerational healing.”