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Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

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

On the solemnity of Corpus Christi,  the Eucharist — the real presence of Christ — is given public and solemn adoration, love, and gratitude. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is God’s Response to the Deepest Hunger of the Heart

The Holy Father will offer Mass and lead the traditional Eucharistic procession from St. John Lateran Basilica to St. Mary...

Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Hails "immense gift" of Vocation to the Consecrated Life

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking place in...

A view of the baldacchino underneath the central dome of St. Peter's Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Meet the Modern-day "devil’s advocate" in Canonization Process

Monsignor Alberto Royo Mejía is the promoter of the faith in the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

Pope Francis speaks from the window of the Apostolic Palace on a rainy Sunday in Rome on Feb. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

“One of the most terrible scourges of our time”: Pope Francis Lambasts Scourge of Human Trafficking

Pope Francis today urged the abolition of human trafficking, “one of the most terrible scourges of our time” that disrespects...

Vatican Dicastery for Communications prefect Paolo Ruffini and Vatican Secretary-General Sister Raffaella Petrini inaugurate the photographic exhibition titled “Changes” on May 7, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN News

Vatican Opens Photographic Exhibition on Effects of Climate Change

A photographic exhibition titled “Changes” opened this week in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, showcasing the effects of climate...

New Swiss Guards prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN

"Always generous and diligent”: Pope Francis Welcomes Vatican’s New Swiss Guard Recruits

Pope Francis received the Vatican’s Swiss Guard Corps on the occasion of the swearing-in of the new guards on May...

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

A Negotiated Peace is Better than an Endless War: Pope Francis to Russian President, Vladimir Putin

CBS News broadcast some excerpts April 24 from a new interview conducted by journalist Norah O’Donnell with Pope Francis at...

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Meet with Thousands of Grandparents and their Grandchildren at the Vatican

Pope Francis will meet with elderly people, grandparents, and grandchildren from Italy this Saturday, April 27, in the Vatican’s Paul...

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome to Host World Meeting of Parish Priests in Preparation for Synod on Synodality

The World Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod on Synodality will be held April 29–May 2 in Sacrofano, Rome.

Pope Francis meets with a group of 200 children studying catechism and in a relaxed manner answered some of their questions on April 11, 2024, at St. John Mary Vianney Parish in Borghesiana, Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Visit to 200 Children for Catechism in Rome Suburb

Pope Francis made a special “getaway” from the Vatican on Thursday to meet with a group of 200 children at...

Saint Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith. Since 1968, thousands of students travel to Rome every Holy Week for this purpose. / Crédit: Ágatha Depiné / Unsplash

Thousands of Young People Gather in Rome to Delve Deeper into Meaning of Holy Week

St. Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith.

Pope Francis at the Church of St. Anselm on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017. | Credit: L'Osservatore Romano

Pope Francis to Preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and Traditional Procession in Rome

Pope Francis will preside at the Mass and the traditional Ash Wednesday procession on Feb. 14 on Aventine Hill in...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby meets with Pope Francis on Jan. 25, 2024, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Archbishop of Canterbury Celebrates Anglican Liturgy in a Catholic Basilica in Rome

Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby celebrated an Anglican service this morning in the Catholic Basilica of St. Bartholomew, located on Tiber...

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Pope to Vatican Employees: Lure of Corruption is Dangerous and "we must be vigilant"

Pope Francis received in an audience on Monday the members of the Office of the Auditor General.

Pope Francis meets with the prefects of the Italian Republic in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 11, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Expresses Concern about Italy’s Low Birth Rate

Pope Francis on Monday received the prefects of the Italian Republic in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace.

Pope Francis met with relatives of Palestinians living in Gaza on Wed., Nov. 22, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets with Relatives of Palestinians Living in Gaza

The pope's meeting with families of Palestinians in Gaza took place on the same day the Holy Father met wth...

Pope Francis Signs "sick note" For Youngest Participant of the Synod on Synodality

Wyatt Olivas, 19, approached Pope Francis to ask if the pontiff would sign a letter requesting a few days of...

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

Mexican Cardinal Comments on Treatment of Controversial Issues at Synod on Synodality

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, the primatial archbishop of Mexico, downplayed the issues that have generated some controversy during the Synod...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

"Not much new" Will Come out of this Year’s Synod, Vatican’s Doctrine Chief Predicts

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández predicts that “those who expect big changes” to come out of this month’s Synod of Bishops...

Our Lady of Fatima statue in Fatima, Portugal. | Photo courtesy of Shrine of Fatima

Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day Pilgrim Receives Her Sight after Communion at Mass

“I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said...