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“May Our Lady of Arabia watch over us all”
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (350+ words) Ryle Silva | Ryle Silva Our Lady of Arabia At the start of the conflict in Iran, the bishops of the two vicariates that oversee the gulf countries of Arabia and more than 2 million Catholic faithful there issued statements. Both prayed,…...
We are getting chastity all wrong, and that makes it harder
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (267+ words) Virtue isn't absence. It is fullness. Virtue is always a positive good. Living virtuously means being filled with happiness and joy. It means being free. If this is the case, then chastity is far more than we would have supposed,…...
Moral responsibility to stop spiral of violence: Leo on Iran
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (293+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | ALBERTO PIZZOLI Regarding the situation in the Middle East, Pope Leo made a "heartfelt appeal" after leading the midday Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter's Square. He urged the leaders to "assume their moral responsibility to stop…...
Vatican and Microsoft launch Michelangelus font
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (431+ words) Eric Isselee | Shutterstock Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. To write with the hand of a Renaissance master may sound like fantasy. Yet as of this year, it has become a digital possibility. Marking…...
The Relic Project wants to catalog all relics in the world!
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (482+ words) Spread hope this Lent. Your gift helps support Aleteia's spiritual mission. The Relic Project - Facebook This missionary project aims to spread Catholicism to as many people as possible "through the documentation, authentication, and sharing of sacred relics." Lent 2026 Your Lenten…...
5 Catholic sites in Virginia you won’t want to miss
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1083+ words) Tudoran Andrei | Shutterstock Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. Whether or not Virginia is for lovers, it's a state that's easy to love. Site of the first English settlement in the Americas'at Jamestown'and the…...
9 things to know about the Cristero war in Mexico
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (859+ words) Spread hope this Lent. Your gift helps support Aleteia's spiritual mission. Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the conflict, making it a good moment to review a few…...
The gold-medal Olympian whose faith and family inspire
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (372+ words) MARCO BERTORELLO | MARCO BERTORELLO Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. Bobsled champion Elana Meyers Taylor is setting all kinds of records. She's the most decorated female bobsledder of all time, the oldest gold medalist…...
This is a beautiful way to imagine your spiritual life
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (324+ words) Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. Sometimes the spiritual life can seem boring, as we do not physically see any material benefits to the hard work we are doing following God's will. It can…...
Vatican offers video widget for dioceses with note from Leo
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (371+ words) Lent 2026 Your Lenten sacrifice can enlighten millions of readers. Please support Aleteia. In a note sent to bishops globally, Pope Leo XIV invited them to embed Vatican News" new video widget on the websites of dioceses, parishes, and Catholic organizations....