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Judy Landrieu Klein

Did Padre Pio’s intercession save my dying husband’s soul?

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Elizabeth Lev

Relics and martyrs: A potent Catholic response to the Reformation

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Philip Kosloski

POW! 5 Catholic comic book heroes

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Anna O'Neil

What to do when you find prejudice in your own heart

Spirituality
Philip Kosloski

Fighting breast cancer? Here is a patron saint for you

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Claire P. Kenney

Having your own “she shed” could be good for your relationship

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Daniel Esparza

5 Classic Catholic jokes

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  5. Homosexuality and Catholic evangelization: “The Dorothy Day Way”

  6. Discover the crucifix drawn by St. John of the Cross after a mystical vision

  7. The Eucharistic miracle of Sokolka: The host is tissue from heart of a dying man

  8. Sister Ignatia: The Catholic nun behind Alcoholics Anonymous

  9. Listen to Audrey Assad’s gorgeous “Holy, Holy, Holy”

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    I Believe
  6. Matt Maher
    Oh Mercy
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    Jacob’s Song
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    Hoy Despierto
  9. Fr. Kevin McGoldrick
    Square Peg in a Round Hole
  10. Sister Cristina
    I surrender
  11. Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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J-P Mauro

Hope: Newly engineered antibody targets 99 percent of HIV strains

The "tri-specific antibody" attacks the virus in 3 different areas.

John Burger
Catholic bishops and priests take to the street to help earthquake victims
Becky Hunter
A mother’s letter to her son about porn
Isabelle Cousturie - France
Asia Bibi has spent more than 3,000 days in prison for blasphemy
Matthew Becklo
Song Premiere: Mumford & Sons Sing Praise With Baaba Maal in “There Will Be Time”
John Burger
Father Tom describes his experience in the hands of kidnappers
Elizabeth Scalia
Welcoming Deacon Greg Kandra to Aleteia
J-P Mauro
5 perfect pop songs with spiritual themes
Zelda Caldwell
CVS to limit prescriptions to opioid painkillers
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Elizabeth Scalia
The Take-A-Knee Prayer: For players and the rest …
A perfect prayer to pray before using social media …
Deacon Greg Kandra
So how good is the liturgy at YOUR parish?
Blessed Stanley Rother, pray for us
Tony Rossi
“The Brave’s” Mike Vogel on …
Happy cows, hard work, and hope: A review of …
Tod Worner
God is here…I just keep missing him
On the lost art of memorizing things that matter
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Inspiring Stories
Religión en Libertad
It was a Catholic priest who saved Private Ryan
Gelsomino Del Guercio
A son to his mother, a former porn star: “I love you as you are”
Zoe Romanowsky
Little boy born without a brain can now speak, count, and attend school
John Burger
A Syrian immigrant helps some of the thousands of amputees she left behind
Feast of the day
Saints Cosmas and Damian
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Voices and Views
Charles D. Beard
Homosexuality and Catholic evangelization: “The Dorothy Day Way”
Patrick McNamara, PhD
Sister Ignatia: The Catholic nun behind Alcoholics Anonymous
Elizabeth Scalia
Lebanese Christians raise giant statue of St. Charbel
Elizabeth Scalia
What are the 3 most dangerous prayers you can offer?
Deacon Greg Kandra
Lady Gaga posts image of her praying the rosary, describes her ‘physical and mental health struggles’
Jean Elizabeth Seah
10 Common words of Catholic origin
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Lifestyle
Calah Alexander

The Montessori rule that changed the way I parent

My children aren't animals to be trained, but human beings to be guided and loved.

SILVIA LUCCHETTI
Swimmer refuses to dive, observes a minute of silence instead
J-P Mauro
A millennial male reveals what he thinks of masculinity
Cerith Gardiner
Grieving grandfather’s heartfelt gesture in Target reminds us not to take life for granted
Fr. Michael Rennier
3 Saints who show us how to help refugees
Dolors Massot
These brothers say they’ll still be best friends when they grow up (VIDEO)
Cerith Gardiner
How to find the sport that’s best suited to you
Paul Asay
There and back again: ‘The Hobbit’ turns 80!
Sophia Swinford
The incredible story of how a disabled Army vet became a Harvard Medical School student
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Spirituality
Aleteia Brasil
The Eucharistic miracle of Sokolka: The host is tissue from heart of a dying man
Fr. Giordano Muraro-Radio Maria
A letter from God to a husband
Jesús Colina
Discover the crucifix drawn by St. John of the Cross after a mystical vision
Philip Kosloski
4 Psalms everyone should memorize
Philip Kosloski
3 Prayers of an exorcist that can drive out evil
Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson
“To Jesus through Mary”: I finally get that!
Wisdom of the Day
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?
Robert Browning
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For Her
Cerith Gardiner

What it’s like to be overweight in France

Gabrielle Deydier's account of discrimination is positively shocking and deserves to be taken seriously.

Adriana Bello
5 Mistakes we make when applying deodorant
Fabiana Santos
How to defuse a child’s tantrum with one question
Desde la fe
10 Good Reasons to Save Sex Until Marriage
Chloe Langr
If you’re a woman, here’s how you should be working out
Jason Craig
Trouble getting along with your mother-in-law? There’s a reason why
SILVIA LUCCHETTI
The shocking way young girls are being affected by porn
Adriana Bello
5 Homemade hair masks to repair summer damage
Zyta Rudzka
Infertility for a Catholic woman is an invitation
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Issues & Implications
John Burger
Single-payer healthcare: Bernie Sanders’ bill will test whether Americans are ready
Miriam Diez Bosch
FAQ about the role of an imam
Zrinka Peters
Loneliness: A silent killer
Daniel Esparza
Beyond sex-ed: Teaching the dignity of the human person in the classroom
Miriam Diez Bosch
Hildegard of Bingen: A woman who reproached both popes and kings
Miriam Diez Bosch
The 10 keys to religion according to Peter Berger
Photo of the Day
Our Lady of Providence, pray for us
Photo of the Day: September 26, 2017
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Church
Philip Kosloski

Bl. Stanley Rother: Over 15,000 attend beatification of Oklahoma priest

Martyred missionary becomes first U.S. born priest to be beatified.

Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble
5 Reasons to Stay Until the End of Mass
Philip Kosloski
UK Prime Minister chooses Catholic Church in Florence to deliver Brexit speech
Maria Garabis Davis
Why are Catholics so notoriously bad at fellowship?
Alicia Ambrosio
What you need to know about the Orthodox-Catholic split and hopes for reunification
Elizabeth Scalia
What Is the Difference Between a Friar, a Monk and a Priest?
Philip Kosloski
Watch: Bishop Barron teaches Facebook staff how to argue about religion
Philip Kosloski
Sistine Chapel Choir tours US for first time in 30 years
Fr Dwight Longenecker
Francis, Fatima and the End of the World
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Music
J-P Mauro
This Aussie version of “The Lord’s Prayer” sold over a million copies in the US
J-P Mauro
Listen to Audrey Assad’s gorgeous “Holy, Holy, Holy”
J-P Mauro
The Graduale Project’s goal is to record every chant in the Catholic songbook
Cecilia Team
The freshest Catholic voice from Argentina
J-P Mauro
Surprised: Sinatra’s 1949 radio recording of “The Lord’s Prayer”
J-P Mauro
Nashville nuns bring us a superb “Salve Regina”
Top 10 Music
  1. Weekly
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    All Time
  2. Siervas
    Hoy Despierto
  3. Libera
    Salve Regina
  4. Andrea Bocelli
    Amazing Grace
  5. Communion
    I Believe
  6. Matt Maher
    Oh Mercy
  7. Brother Isaiah
    Jacob’s Song
  8. Siervas
    Hoy Despierto
  9. Fr. Kevin McGoldrick
    Square Peg in a Round Hole
  10. Sister Cristina
    I surrender
  11. Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
    Brother
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Art & Travel
Zelda Caldwell

The largest man-made grotto in the world was built by a Catholic priest in Iowa

Made of natural gems and stones, the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption fills a city block.

Zelda Caldwell
10 Breathtakingly beautiful Catholic retreats
Gelsomino Del Guercio
7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael
Daniel Esparza
5 Natural wonders you need to see in the United States
Daniel Esparza
Fly over some of the most inaccessible monasteries in the world
Zelda Caldwell
The 15 oldest Catholic churches in America
Daniel Esparza
An Interactive Tour Through Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights
Daniel Esparza
What Do the Hand Gestures in Icons Mean?
Silvia Costantini and Jesús Colina
Viewing art via drone: Look what we’ve been missing!
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Curiosities
Zelda Caldwell
What to do when your book gets wet
Daniel Esparza
Yale University offers free online course on the Early Middle Ages
Daniel Esparza
Listen to Mozart’s childhood compositions
Daniel Esparza
4 Churches in the most unusual places
Zelda Caldwell
The tragic story of the “lost” Spanish mission discovered on a Georgia barrier island
Daniel Esparza
Is the Ark of the Covenant really in Ethiopia?
Philip Kosloski
Listen to rare recordings of J.R.R. Tolkien reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Zelda Caldwell
Compelling new evidence may prove the Tower of Babel really existed
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Editor's Choice
Elizabeth Scalia
What are the 3 most dangerous prayers you can offer?
Philip Kosloski
3 Prayers of an exorcist that can drive out evil
Daniel Esparza
Yale University offers free online course on the Early Middle Ages
SILVIA LUCCHETTI
Swimmer refuses to dive, observes a minute of silence instead
Zelda Caldwell
The 15 oldest Catholic churches in America
Alicia Ambrosio
What you need to know about the Orthodox-Catholic split and hopes for reunification
Philip Kosloski
The spiritual meaning of the Virgin Mary’s name
Religión en Libertad
It was a Catholic priest who saved Private Ryan
Sophia Swinford
This bride went without jewelry or makeup for all the right reasons
Matt Fradd
What I told my 7-year-old when he asked what porn was
Daniel Esparza
The forgotten original colors of Ancient Greece
Fabiana Santos
How to defuse a child’s tantrum with one question
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  3. How to defuse a child’s tantrum with one question

  4. Interview: The husband of Chiara Corbella on his wife’s sacrifice and possible canonization

  5. 7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael

  6. Little boy born without a brain can now speak, count, and attend school

  7. The Eucharistic miracle of Sokolka: The host is tissue from heart of a dying man

  8. Sister Ignatia: The Catholic nun behind Alcoholics Anonymous

  9. Listen to Audrey Assad’s gorgeous “Holy, Holy, Holy”

  10. 3 Prayers of an exorcist that can drive out evil

  11. The Lord’s Prayer During Mass: Should We Hold Hands? Or Raise Them in the Air?

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