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Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

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

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...

Pope Francis blesses the crowd in St. Peter’s Square after praying the Angelus on Sunday, July 16, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

At Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis Asks Parents to Sow Faith in their Children

At the Angelus on Sunday, July 16, Pope Francis reflected on the parable of the sower and encouraged parents not...

Photograph of a girl at the border with Ukraine, part of the “Women’s Cry” photo exposition at the Vatican during the month of May 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

"Women’s Cry" Photo Exposition at Vatican Depicts Suffering of Women throughout the World

A photo exhibition titled “Women’s Cry” will be on display during the month of May in St. Peter’s Square. It...

Pope Francis looking at images from Ukraine at the general audience, Dec. 21, 2022 | Vatican Media

"It’s in these times when heroes and saints are born": Ukrainian Priest

On the first anniversary of the war in his homeland, Ukrainian priest Father Jurij Blazejewski highlighted the faith of the...