Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas
Same-sex blessings: Sinners can be blessed but not their sin, Spanish bishop says
Dec 20, 2023 / 18:30 pmFor Bishop Munilla, it’s important to “stick to what is clear and ask the Lord to clarify what is not clear,” because “the Church also suffers from this crisis of relativism in which our culture is mired."
PHOTOS: Rosary for Spain prayed in more than 100 cities on feast of Immaculate Conception
Dec 12, 2023 / 15:30 pmPeople joined in praying the rosary for Spain on Dec. 8, asking for Mary’s intercession in the nation and in response to attempts to suppress religious freedom.
Why protesters in 50 Spanish cities are praying the rosary this Friday
Dec 7, 2023 / 07:00 amOn Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — the patroness of Spain — hundreds of Spaniards will gather to pray the rosary in public.
More than 130 Masses celebrated in 5 countries to promote Queen Isabella’s canonization
Nov 29, 2023 / 12:55 pmThis year, 133 Masses were celebrated with this intention, most of them in Spain but also in Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, and the U.S.
‘No fear’ among Spanish bishops over upcoming meeting with Pope Francis about seminaries
Nov 27, 2023 / 18:30 pmThe spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference said that “there is no fear” among the bishops regarding their upcoming meeting with Pope Francis.
Catholics call for opening of canonization cause for sacristan slain by jihadist in Spain
Nov 21, 2023 / 19:00 pmThe Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta in southern Spain has begun to receive requests to promote the canonization process of Diego Valencia.
Bishops in Spain call political deal to grant amnesty to Catalan secessionists immoral
Nov 15, 2023 / 11:30 amSeveral Spanish bishops have spoken out against the deals reached by President Pedro Sánchez with the leaders behind the 2017 coup in Catalonia.
Meet the Spanish saint who helps those who suffer from diabetes
Nov 14, 2023 / 07:00 amSt. Rafael Arnáiz, who desired to be a Trappist monk but had diabetes, is considered one of the great mystics of the 20th century.
Thieves repent, sacramentally confess, and return stolen objects to chapel in Spain
Nov 13, 2023 / 18:30 pmA week after desecrating and robbing a chapel in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, the thieves have confessed and returned the stolen objects.
Two Carmelite nuns in Spain seek to recover the hermitical origin of their order
Oct 27, 2023 / 09:31 amMother Ana María and Sister Raquel seek a new hermitage to live out their call to holiness “with a marked eremitic character, that is, more time in the cell, in silence, in solitude within the convent.”
20 martyrs of persecution during Spanish Civil War to be beatified
Oct 24, 2023 / 18:00 pmOn Nov. 18, the Archdiocese of Seville will celebrate the beatification of 20 martyrs of religious persecution carried out during the Spanish Civil War.
Pro-abortion demonstrators allegedly tag church in Spain with offensive graffiti
Oct 23, 2023 / 18:30 pmThe Spanish Christian Lawyers Foundation has filed a complaint against a pro-abortion organization whose activists also allegedly harassed Mass-goers.
Cross in public square in Spain smashed to pieces
Oct 23, 2023 / 18:00 pmA stone cross carved in the 16th century and placed on a pedestal in a public square next to the cathedral in Seville, Spain, was destroyed over the weekend.
Event in Spain headlined by Archbishop Gänswein abruptly canceled
Oct 19, 2023 / 18:20 pmThe Fundación Universitaria Española surprisingly canceled an event announced weeks ago that was going to feature Benedict XVI’s personal secretary.
Cardinal Hollerich: Beginning today the Synod is addressing ‘some of the key points’
Oct 13, 2023 / 15:52 pmSpeaking at the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich shared an introductory reflection on the “co-responsibility of the mission.”
Jesuit Father James Martin says there are many chaste gay priests in the Church
Oct 2, 2023 / 18:30 pmIn an Oct. 1 interview with the Spanish newspaper El Periódico, Martin stressed that “it is crucial to point out that these priests lead a chaste and celibate life.”
40 Days for Life in Spain: Abortion activists label pro-lifers ‘dangerous’
Oct 2, 2023 / 11:30 amPro-lifers in the country are praying near abortion clinics in about 20 cities as part of the 40 Days for Life fall campaign.
Dominican nun speaks in favor of homosexuals being able to marry in the Church
Sep 22, 2023 / 18:00 pm“I would be in favor of gays getting married in the Church because God always blesses love,” Dominican Sister Lucía Caram said recently.
Shrine of Virgin of Flowers whose name traveled to Mars with NASA desecrated
Sep 20, 2023 / 18:30 pmThe incident took place Monday night but was not discovered until early Tuesday, when the person who opened the church noticed the damage and theft.
Spanish priests criticize radio personalities who say Mother Teresa took advantage of poor
Sep 20, 2023 / 18:00 pmOn Monday, a contributor to a Spanish radio station news program claimed that St. Teresa of Calcutta was part of a list of “bad people who did things well.”