Nicolás de Cárdenas

Nicolás de Cárdenas has been the correspondent for ACI Prensa in Spain since July 2022. In his journalism career he has specialized in socio-religious topics, and he has also worked for local and international civil associations.

Articles by Nicolás de Cárdenas

The community of Trappist monks of the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos, Spain. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Burgos

Why did the floor of a Spanish monastery turn blood red once a year for almost 500 years?

Aug 9, 2022 / 04:00 am

On Aug. 6 in the year 953, 200 monks living at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos, Spain, were put to death, martyred by Muslim troops.

Altarpiece of St. Euphemia Church in Terradillos de Sedano (Burgos, Spain) Cultural Association of Santa Eufemia de Terradillos

How a village of 7 residents mobilized hundreds to restore altarpiece of its small church

Aug 5, 2022 / 04:00 am

A crowdfunding campaign has raised the necessary funds to restore a 16th-century altarpiece at a church in the small village of Terradillos de Sedano, Spain.

Spanish bishop warns that the Synod on Synodality can’t re-invent the mission of the Church

Jul 29, 2022 / 05:00 am

Bishop Demetrio Fernández says “there is no lack of people who confuse the Holy Spirit with their own strange ideas.”

Mónica López Barahona, member of the board of the Pontifical Academy for Life. Derecho a Vivir

Pontifical Academy for Life board member: Church teaching on contraception has not changed

Jul 21, 2022 / 13:31 pm

Dr. Mónica López Barahona, a member of the Board of Directors of the Pontifical Academy for Life and president of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in Spain, has clarified that the recent publication of a book by the academy hasn’t changed the bioethical magisterium of Church.