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Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú is Rome correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN.

Pope Leo XIV spoke about how Christ can heal our past during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Can Heal the Past and Transform Your History

Pope Leo XIV reminded listeners at the Wednesday general audience that Jesus is capable of healing and unblocking our past.

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"We must not get used to war": Pope Leo XIV Says in Call for Peace

Addressing pilgrims at the end of Wednesday’s general audience, the pontiff lamented that “the Church is brokenhearted at the cry...

Pope Leo XIV address papal representatives on June 10, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Church "will always defend the sacred right to believe in God": Pope Leo XIV

In the June 10 speech delivered in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV thanked the...

Stained glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Thomas Kulandaisamy/Catholic Herald

When Will Carlo Acutis Be Canonized? The Big Announcement Catholics Are Waiting for

When will Carlo Acutis be canonized? That is the question Catholics are asking after the ceremony was postponed due to...

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Gather Cardinals on June 13 for Final Approval to Canonizations of 8 Blesseds

Pope Leo XIV will gather the cardinals at the Vatican on June 13 to give final approval to the canonizations...

Pope Leo XIV welcomes representatives of various peace movements to the Vatican on May 30, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Peace Possible by "acknowledging, understanding, and surmounting" Disagreements: Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV on Friday stated that authentic peace “takes shape from the ground up” when the differences and conflicts...

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV: Before Being Believers, We are Called to Be Human

Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of...

Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Decries Severe Suffering in Gaza and Ukraine, “serious new attacks” against Civilians, Infrastructure

At the end of Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating consequences...

The Servant of God Matthew Makil (center) appears in this 1896 photo flanked by apostolic vicars Aloysius Pazheparambil (left) and John Menachery (right). / Credit: kirchlicher Fotograf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIV Approves First Decrees Recognizing Three New Venerables

Leo XIV has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees recognizing three new venerables, including...

Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on May 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: "Salvation does not come about by magic but by grace and faith"

At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of...

Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Here’s Where You Can Download the Official Photo of Pope Leo XIV for Free

The Holy See press office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download.

Cardinals prepare to begin the conclave to elect a new pope in the Sistine Chapel on May 7, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Conclave Schedule: What Time Does the Smoke Appear?

As the conclave gets underway, all eyes turn to the small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. From this simple metal...

Raniero Mancinelli in his workshop on Via Borgo Pio in Rome. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa

Papal Tailor Has Next Holy Father's Cassock "almost ready" in Three Different Sizes

It’s a busy time at Mancinelli Clergy, the iconic shop that embodies the history and tradition of ecclesiastical tailoring in...

Cardinal Cristobal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

"Unity is not made by Pope”: Morocco-based Cardinal Elector Weighs In On New Papacy and Unity, Emphasizes Collaboration

Just days before the conclave begins, Spanish Cardinal Cristobal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco), assured ACI Prensa that unity...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday jubilee audience in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Autobiography "Hope" is out this Week

“Hope,” the autobiography of Pope Francis, hit the shelves of Italian bookstores Tuesday and will be on sale starting Jan....

Youngsters surrounding Pope Francis in the popemobile. / Credit: Vatican Media

Handing Out Ice Cream, Visiting the Poor: Charity of Pope Francis on His Patron Saint’s Day

April 23, the patron saint’s day of Pope Francis, is a holiday at the Vatican and the pope usually celebrated...

Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile on Easter Sunday morning, April 20, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

The Last Time the World Saw Pope Francis

Pope Francis greeted the faithful around the world for the last time from St. Peter’s Basilica on the most important...

Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on March 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

To Enhance Experience of Jubilee Pilgrims to Rome, Security, Technological Enhancements Made to St. Peter’s Basilica

With the aim of improving the experience of pilgrims traveling to Rome for the holy year, the Fabric of St....

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Second Appearance at St. Peter’s Basilica in Wheelchair on Thursday

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 2019. / Credit: Vatican Media

Charismatic Catholics Meet in Rome to Celebrate Jubilee of Hope

As part of the Jubilee of Hope, a World Meeting of Prayer Groups of the Charismatic Renewal has concluded in...