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.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 10, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV Praises Christian Archaeology, Capable of "bringing to light anonymous holiness"

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology as a work...

Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology on Dec. 11, 2025, in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Promoting "cultural diplomacy" to Overcome Borders and Prejudices

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 emphasized the academic, cultural, and ecclesial value of archaeology and called for the promotion...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during a Jubilee audience on Nov. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV Criticizes Transhumanism: "Death is not opposed to life"

Pope Leo XIV spoke about Christ's promise of eternal life during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on...

The Pope greets Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV The Urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo.

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Official Vatican Documents Can Now Be Drafted in Languages Other Than Latin

For the first time, the regulations stipulate that “the curial institutions will, as a general rule, draft their documents in...

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during the general audience in November 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Praises "wonderful adventure" of Parenthood Despite Hardships

Pope Leo XIV praised “the wonderful adventure” of becoming parents that many families are choosing to embark on today, despite...

Conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the 2025 Ratzinger Prize. / Credit: Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy

Pope to Give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to Conductor Riccardo Muti at Christmas Concert

Riccardo Muti will conduct a concert at the Vatican in Pope Leo XIV’s honor on Dec. 12.

Vatican Defends Monogamy against Polygamy, Polyamory

“One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy” was published in Italian by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on...

Pope Leo XIV receives Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at the Vatican on May 30, 2025. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Christians to Move Beyond Outdated Theological Disputes

Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians to move beyond “theological controversies” that no longer serve the cause of unity...

A celebration of liturgical music is the focus of the Jubilee Mass Nov. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Liturgical Singing Requires "a deep spiritual life," Pope Leo XIV Says

Pope Leo XIV praised the “precious” ministry of liturgical music and told choir members from that their service at the...

The Holy Father in a new Italian-language book states that faith “unites us beyond our personalities, our cultural and geographical origins.” / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

New book by Pope Leo XIV: Human Fraternity is "the antidote against all extremism"

“The Power of the Gospel” is the title of a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, on Nov. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi

Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi on Thursday to meet with Italian bishops and pay homage to St. Francis.

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Ecological Conversion and Support for Contemplative Life

At his general audience, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to “connect faith with reality,” saying the death and resurrection of...

Pope Leo XIV addresses the steering committee of the Catholic Biblical Federation at the Vatican on Nov. 17, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Laments Distortion of the Gospel for "particular interests"

The Catholic Biblical Federation promotes the knowledge, dissemination, and study of sacred Scripture around the world.

Pope Leo XIV addresses diocesan liturgy officials during an audience on Nov. 17, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Asks for Liturgy that is "sober in its solemnity" While Respecting Popular Piety

Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy of the...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez

Where the World Sees Threats, the Church Sees Children: Pope Leo XIV

Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged...

Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez

Pope Leo XIV Shares Lunch with More Than 1,300 People in Need at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them...

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Calls for "prudent" Evaluation of Supernatural Phenomena to Avoid Superstition

Pope Leo XIV during an address at the Vatican on Thursday called for the “prudent” evaluation of supernatural phenomena to...

Fraternity "one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity": Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness...

The beatification ceremony for Mother Elisva Vakha’i was held in the square in front of the Basilica-Shrine of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam, Kochi, Kerala, India, Nov. 8, 2025. / Credit: Congregation of the Teresian Discalced Carmelite Sisters; Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV Proposes 19th-century Indian Religious as a Model of Women’s Emancipation

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday spoke of the beatification of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, the 19th-century founder of the Third Order...