Moments from the Life of the Servant of God Carmen Hernández: Photo Album
May 29, 2026
The house where Carmen Hernández Barrera was born on November 24, 1930, in Ólvega, Soria, Spain.
Carmen’s First Communion, May 13, 1938
The Hernández Barrera Family: Félix, Carmen, Anuncia, Pilar, Elisa, Telesforo, Mrs. Clementa, Elías, Milagros, Antonio, Mr. Antonio. Tudela, Navarre, 1943
Photo in the school report card. Tudela, Navarre, May 30, 1941
Photo in the School Report Card. Madrid, 1946–1947 School Year
Carmen Hernández with a group of Missionaries of Jesus Christ at the Mother House in Javier, Navarre, accompanied by Archbishop Marcelino Olaechea, on an outing to the monastery of Leyre, Navarre, on August 7, 1955
Carmen, Joaquín Mestre, Marcelino Olaechea, and María Ángeles Sagristá in the elevator of the Archbishop’s Palace in Valencia, 1958–1959
Mr. Marcelino Olaechea with several Missionaries of Jesus Christ in the town of Alcalalí, 1958–1959
The Servant of God and Carmel Cooling in Trafalgar Square, London, 1961
The Servant of God and Carmen Cooling at the foot of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, 1963
Carmen on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, 1963
The Servant of God inside the Holy Sepulchre, kissing the stone slab, 1963
Carmen Hernández and Carmel Cooling at the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Nativity Altar, 1963
Carmen on the Temple Esplanade at the Corner of the Pinnacle, 1963
The Servant of God and Carmel Cooling at the site of the Ascension, on the summit of the Mount of Olives, 1963
Carmen in Jerusalem, with the Tower of David in the background, 1963
Carmen in Bethphage with a local donkey, 1963
The Servant of God Carmen Hernández at the site of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary to her relative Elizabeth. Ein Karem, Israel, October 7, 1963
The Servant of God on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, Israel, 1963–1964
Carmen en el Instituto Technion de Haifa, Israel, 1963-1964
The Servant of God inside the tent she used to sleep in during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 1963–1964
The Archbishop of Madrid, Casimiro Morcillo, Carmen, Kiko, and some of the people who lived in the shantytowns of Palomeras Altas, on the outskirts of Madrid, August 28, 1965
The Archbishop of Madrid, Casimiro Morcillo, Carmen, and Kiko in the shantytown of Palomeras Altas, on the outskirts of Madrid, August 28, 1965
Carmen, Kiko, Francesco Cuppini, and Lino during the introductory catechesis sessions they gave in Lisbon in December 1968
Carmen with the Patriarch of Venice, Monsignor Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, in 1972
Pope Paul VI’s private audience with Kiko and Carmen, following the general audience. Vatican, January 12, 1977
Pope Paul VI’s private audience with Kiko and Carmen, following the general audience. Vatican, January 12, 1977
International itinerant team of the Neocatechumenal Way. Fr. Mario Pezzi, Carmen Hernández, and Kiko Argüello, 1981
Pastoral visit by John Paul II to the Canadian Martyrs Parish. Rome, November 2, 1980
John Paul II’s private audience with itinerant catechists. Castel Gandolfo, January 7, 1982
Private audience between John Paul II and Carmen Hernández at the Vatican, 1987
Audience with Pope John Paul II and the sending forth of 36 families on mission throughout the world. Castel Gandolfo, December 27, 1987
Audience with Pope John Paul II and the sending forth of 100 families on mission throughout the world. Paul VI Hall, Vatican, January 3, 1991
Carmen leaving the Cenacle, Jerusalem, June 10, 1984
Carmen and Fr. Mario at the Vocational Gathering held during World Youth Day in Czestochowa, Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, August 16, 1991
Gathering of the itinerant teams from Africa. Livingstone, Zambia, February 12, 1993
Audience with Pope John Paul II featuring a model of the Domus Galilaeae, June 6, 1994
Audience with Pope John Paul II, Sending Families on Mission, December 12, 1994
Chapel at the site where St. Francis Xavier died. Shangchuan, China, August 14, 1995
International Convivence of Itinerants, Ruins of Korazin, Israel, January 1999
International Convivence of Itinerants, Jordan River, Israel, January 1999
Audience with Pope John Paul II at Castel Gandolfo, September 21, 2002
Audience of Pope Benedict XVI with the international team. Vatican, November 19, 2005
Carmen dancing with rabbis after the library’s opening. Domus Galilaeae, Israel, March 31, 2005
Vocational Gathering during World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, August 22, 2005
General Audience with Benedict XVI. St. Peter’s Square, 2005
Private audience with Benedict XVI at the Vatican, May 26, 2007
Vocational Gathering, Montorso Plaza, Loreto, September 2, 2007
Convivence of European Bishops. Domus Galilaeae, March 25–29, 2008
Convivence of rectors in Porto San Giorgio, Italy. Kiko and Carmen with Fr. Farnés, September 27, 2008
Official Signing of the Statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way. Vatican, June 13, 2008
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Korazin, March 15, 2009
Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Vatican, January 10, 2009
Vocational Meeting on the occasion of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. Domus Galilaeae, May 15, 2009
Vocational Gathering on the Occasion of the Pope’s Visit to Fátima, Portugal, May 15, 2010
Carmen Hernández leading the petitions during the eucharist
Carmen during a convivence
Carmen preaching in a vocational encounter
Vocational Encounter on the occasion of World Youth Day in Madrid. Plaza Cibeles, August 22, 2011
Vocational Encounter on the occasion of World Youth Day in Madrid. Plaza Cibeles, August 22, 2011
Audience with Pope Benedict XVI to send families on mission. Vatican, January 20, 2012
Private audience with Pope Francis. Vatican, September 5, 2013
Audience with Pope Francis for the sending forth of families on mission. Paul VI Hall. Vatican, January 20, 2012
Awarding of an Honorary Doctorate by The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2015
Awarding of an Honorary Doctorate by The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2015
Carmen praying the Psalter at the house on Samaria Street in Madrid, February 2016
Grave of Carmen Hernández at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, September 2, 2016
Grave of Carmen Hernández at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, September 2, 2016
Carmen’s room in the house on Samaria Street in Madrid, July 21, 2016
