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Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
‘Faith is not a game’: Pro-life association denounces indoctrination at Olympics
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 2, 2024 / 16:21 pm “Faith is not a game” is the title of the petition launched by the Italian association Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) calling on the International Olympic Committee to condemn the insulting performance featured during the opening ceremony of …
Pope Francis: What would happen if we prayed more and complained less?
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 3, 2024 / 08:00 am “What would happen if we prayed more and complained less?” Pope Francis asked Aug. 2 on his official profile on X. He then invited the faithful to ask the Lord for “the grace to know how to pray for one …
No tattoos or piercings: new rules for Vatican employees
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 1, 2024 / 14:50 pm With the publication of new regulations, Pope Francis has made it clear that employees of the Fabric of St. Peter must profess the Catholic faith, wear decent and appropriate clothing, and not have visible tattoos or piercings, among other requirements. The …
How Tolkien influenced the conversion to Christianity of his friend C.S. Lewis
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 23, 2024 / 17:05 pm One of the most emblematic museums in the city of Rome, the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, is currently hosting an exhibition on the life of the writer J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of “The Lord of the …
Italy’s ‘most handsome man’ leaves modeling career to become a priest
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 7, 2023 / 18:10 pm Young Edoardo Santini, considered “the most handsome man in Italy,” has decided to leave his promising career as a model and enter a seminary to become a priest. Dancer, swimmer, actor — these were a few of the dreams …
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2023 / 16:00 pm “I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said she miraculously recovered her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This possible miracle …