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Ferrán Torres, the Catholic forward who won the World Cup for Spain
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) By Walter Sanchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, 20 July, 2026 / 4:11 am (ACI Africa). Ferrán Torres is the Catholic forward who secured a 1–0 victory for Spain over Messi's Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, played on Sunday, July 19, in New Jersey. “The…...
Pope Leo XIV Scores Goal for the Gospel at Soccer Stadium in Madrid, Spain
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1018+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 08 June, 2026 / 7:19 pm (ACI Africa). Before a packed Santiago Bernabéu stadium and a crowd fully swept up in the moment, a figure dressed in white made his entrance. Yet it was neither Mbappé nor Cristiano Ronaldo nor any…...
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV in Barcelona, Spain
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (133+ words) By EWTN News Staff ACI Prensa Staff, 11 June, 2026 / 2:00 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV continued his historic visit to Spain on June 10 with a whirlwind series of events in Barcelona including a visit to a penitentiary and Mass at the…...
Pope Leo XIV: Child Migrants are Too Easily Ignored by Society
4+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) Vatican, 14 August, 2026 / 12:09 AM Pope Leo XIV has appealed to all people to recognize the suffering of child migrants, noting that they are often the most vulnerable during mass migration. In a message published by the Vatican on Aug. 14, the pope…...
Pope Leo XIV to Transform "pier of shame" in Gran Canaria Spanish Island into Hope for Immigrants from Africa
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1081+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 30 May, 2026 / 2:23 PM The port of Arguineguín with its pier located on the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit on June 11, is at first glance just another…...
Pope Leo XIV Holds Prayer Vigil, Visits Prison, Says Mass at Historic Basilica in Barcelona: Photos
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (131+ words) By EWTN News Staff ACI Prensa Staff, 11 June, 2026 / 2:00 AM Pope Leo XIV continued his historic visit to Spain on June 10 with a whirlwind series of events in Barcelona including a visit to a penitentiary and Mass at the famed Sagrada…...
Vatican Releases Itinerary for Pope Leo XIV’s First Apostolic Journey to Africa
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1184+ words) By ACI Africa Staff Nairobi, 16 March, 2026 / 2:38 AM The Vatican has released the official itinerary for the first Apostolic Journey of Pope Leo XIV to Africa, scheduled for April 13–23. The visit will take the Holy Father to four countries – Algeria, Cameroon,…...
Pope Leo XIV: Migrants Lost at Sea are Victims of Choices Made and Unmade
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1152+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 04 July, 2026 / 7:32 PM Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass Saturday on the island of Lampedusa, warning that migrants who have died crossing the Mediterranean are “victims both of decisions that were made and of decisions that were not made....
Pope Leo XIV Receives Syro-Malankara Delegation, Calls for Preservation of Identity in Diaspora
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (444+ words) Bangalore, India, 15 June, 2026 / 1:02 AM Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the Syro-Malankara Church on June 15 on the occasion of its first convention for clergy and laity residing in Europe, urging them to preserve and promote their identity, particularly within…...
Pope Leo XIV dismisses schismatic Spanish priest
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (502+ words) By Walter Sanchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, 28 June, 2026 / 9:06 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has decreed the dismissal from the clerical state of Francisco José Vegara Cerezo, who served as a priest of the Spanish Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, following a…...