Victoria Cardiel

As a journalist, Victoria Cardiel has specialized in social and religious news. Since 2013, she has covered the Vatican for various media outlets, including Europa Press and Alfa and Omega, the weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Madrid.

View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in the town of Tuam, County Galway. / Credit: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Irish Team Begins Search for Children's Remains at Former Home for Unwed Mothers

A team of archaeologists, anthropologists, and forensic scientists have begun excavating an old septic tank this week at the former...

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Readies for Youth Jubilee, Official Says “young people will never experience this in their lives again"

“Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like...

Two “popemobiles” have been given to Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Given Two Electric, Eco-friendly "popemobiles" for International Travels

Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on...

Pope Leo XIV spoke about unity on Sunday, June 29, after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Says the Unity of the Church "is nourished by forgiveness and mutual trust"

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday spoke about unity in the Catholic Church after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan...

Pope Leo XIV Warns New Archbishops Against Pastoral Plans that Repeat Without Renewing

Pope Leo XIV warned new archbishops on Sunday against following “the same old pastoral plans without experiencing interior renewal and...

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square in Rome, was transformed this Sunday into a vibrant tapestry of color laid over the asphalt, June 29, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus

Rome Celebrates its Patron Saints with a Burst of Colorful Flowers: PHOTOS

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant tapestry...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

At General Audience, Pope Leo XIV Laments "fatigue of living" Afflicting Modern Society

The pope addressed pilgrims at his final Wednesday general audience before summer break, when he is expected to reduce his...

The pontiff warned of the risk of a superficial spiritual life “in an age of hyperconnectivity” in which it becomes increasingly “difficult to experience silence and solitude,” emphasizing that without an encounter with God, “we cannot even truly know ourselves.” / Credit: Vatican Media

Bear Witness to Christ's "tenderness, mercy": Pope Leo XIV to Seminarian Pilgrims at Vatican

On June 24, Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of seminarians from around the world to bear witness to the “tenderness”...

Vatican Backs Report Calling for Financial Reforms to Alleviate Global Debt Crisis

The document was presented at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on June 20 as one of the main...

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Jubilee of Seminarians, Priests, Bishops Gets Underway in Rome with Over 6,000 in Attendance

More than 6,000 seminarians, bishops, and priests from five continents are in Rome this week to celebrate their jubilee as...

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Humanity cries out and pleads for peace": Pope Leo XIV after U.S. Bombings in Iran

“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,” Pope Leo XIV said in remarks following his Angelus...

Pope Leo XIV leads a eucharistic procession in Rome on June 22, 2025, for the feast of Corpus Christi . / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN

Christ is God’s Answer to Humanity’s Hunger: Pope Leo XIV on Corpus Christi Solemnity

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s Kingdom”...

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Pope Leo XIV on Artificial Intelligence: "All of us are concerned for children and young people"

Pope Leo XIV issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and...

Early photo of Robert Prevost from the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel. / Credit: Courtesy of the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Lady of Good Counsel

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 43rd Anniversary of His Priestly Ordination

On June 19, 1982, Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located...

Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

"The gravest form of poverty is not to know God": Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV has released his message for the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be held on...

Mother Carmen Rendiles and Dr. José Gregorio Hernández are scheduled to be proclaimed Venezuela’s first saints on Oct. 19, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Mother Carmen of Venezuela/public domain

Pope Leo XIV to Canonize Seven Saints on October 19

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and María...

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Vatican Bank Recorded Net Profit of 32.8 Million Euros in 2024, Representing 7 Percent Increase from 2023

As indicated in the annual report published Wednesday by the Holy See Press Office, the net profit of 32.8 million...

Pope Leo XIV blesses a small attendee at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, June 4. 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

At His Third General Audience, Pope Leo XIV Says in Situations of Dejection, “find meaning” in God Loving Our Life

“Even when it seems we are able to do little in life, it is always worthwhile. There is always the...

The popemobile used by Pope Francis during his visit to Bethlehem in 2014. / Credit: Courtesy of Caritas

Popemobile Converted into Ambulance Blocked from Entering Gaza

Ongoing border restrictions have prevented Pope Francis’ former popemobile, which was refurbished with essential medical equipment, from reaching its destination.

A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021. / Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Restoration, Digitization of Vatican Library Archives Gets Underway

The Vatican Library is the custodian of a major part of humanity’s literary heritage. That includes more than 80,000 ancient...