Daniel Esparza

1 week ago | aleteia.org | Daniel Esparza

On June 20, 2025, the Vatican media will release a new documentary titled León de Perú, spotlighting the missionary years of Pope Leo XIV — formerly Robert Francis Prevost — in Peru. Arriving just over six weeks after the start of his pontificate, the film offers a timely insight into the pastoral and social journey that shaped the future pope. The documentary retraces Prevost’s footsteps through various Peruvian cities, including Chulucanas, Trujillo, Lima, Callao, and Chiclayo.

1 week ago | aleteia.org | Daniel Esparza

In a recently published statement, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) has sounded the alarm over what it calls a “structural assault” on science and truth worldwide. Released on June 16 from Vatican City, the document warns of growing efforts to suppress, distort, or politicize scientific knowledge — threats that cut across national borders and political systems.

1 week ago | es.aleteia.org | Fátima Navarro |Daniel Esparza

Con la elección del Papa León XIV —el primer Papa de la Orden Agustiniana en la época moderna— muchos se preguntan qué podría revelar la Regla de san Agustín sobre su enfoque de liderazgo. Es cierto que ha habido papas anteriores asociados con comunidades que seguían la Regla de san Agustín. Cabe destacar que el Papa Adriano IV, quien reinó de 1154 a 1159, fue miembro de los Canónigos Regulares de san Rufo, una comunidad que seguía la regla de San Agustín.

1 week ago | aleteia.org | Daniel Esparza

In a powerful gesture of unity and devotion, the Knights of Columbus have invited Catholics and all people of goodwill to join a special novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the intentions of Pope Leo XIV. This nine-day prayer begins on June 19 — marking the anniversary of the Holy Father’s ordination to the priesthood — and concludes on June 27, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. “This novena is an expression of love and loyalty to our Holy Father,” said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.

1 week ago | aleteia.org | Daniel Esparza

In a quiet corner near Rome’s Colosseum stands San Martino ai Monti — an unassuming basilica with an extraordinary place in Christian history. Nearly 1,700 years ago, it hosted the Roman synod that laid the groundwork for the Nicene Creed, the bedrock of Christian belief. Known in the early Church as the Titulus Equitii, the site was originally a house church established by a Roman priest named Equitius.