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

Lifestyle
Paul Asay

There and back again: ‘The Hobbit’ turns 80!

Art & Travel
Zelda Caldwell

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

Spirituality
Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson

“To Jesus through Mary”: I finally get that!

Voices & Views
Leticia Ochoa Adams

Depression or freedom, darkness or light?

Voices & Views
Jean Elizabeth Seah

10 Common words of Catholic origin

For Her
Adriana Bello

5 Mistakes we make when applying deodorant

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  2. Lady Gaga posts image of her praying the rosary, describes her ‘physical and mental health struggles’

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

  4. Padre Pio bore the stigmata, but one secret wound was more painful than the others

  5. What are the 3 most dangerous prayers you can offer?

  6. The 15 oldest Catholic churches in America

  7. Sister Ignatia: The Catholic nun behind Alcoholics Anonymous

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

  9. The pre-battle chant of the Knights Templar

  10. When spiritual desolation hits, here’s how to fight back

  11. Millennial and monastic: It doesn’t get more counter-cultural than that

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  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
All Charts
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News
John Burger

Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico after claiming lives throughout the Caribbean

Strongest storm to hit the US territory in 80 years

John Burger
Catholic bishops and priests take to the street to help earthquake victims
Isabelle Cousturie - France
Asia Bibi has spent more than 3,000 days in prison for blasphemy
J-P Mauro
3D-Printed artificial muscle can lift up to 1,000 times its own weight
Joanne McPortland
Hush Your Mouth: The Mercy of Shutting Up
Zelda Caldwell
CVS to limit prescriptions to opioid painkillers
John Burger
US and allies drop bombs in Korea in show of force
John Burger
Catholic charity providing simple but vital help in area hit hard by Hurricane Harvey
Zelda Caldwell
Oktoberfest is cancelled in Venezuela’s German alpine village
more Aleteia blogs
Aleteia blogs
Deacon Greg Kandra
Hello, Mashpee!
What’s it like to be a Christian at Disney?
Elizabeth Scalia
Lebanese Christians raise giant statue of St. …
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for Mexico and your …
Tony Rossi
Happy cows, hard work, and hope: A review of …
How God, friends, and sticky notes rescued …
Tod Worner
On the lost art of memorizing things that matter
Want to grow closer to God? Try leisure.
more Inspiring Stories
Inspiring Stories
Zelda Caldwell
American students ask prayers for French attacker who threw acid at them
John Burger
A Syrian immigrant helps some of the thousands of amputees she left behind
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”
Feast of the day
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
more Voices and Views
Voices and Views
Deacon Greg Kandra
Lady Gaga posts image of her praying the rosary, describes her ‘physical and mental health struggles’
Deacon Greg Kandra
Another miracle: St. Januarius’ blood liquefies again
Elizabeth Scalia
What are the 3 most dangerous prayers you can offer?
Fr Robert McTeigue, SJ
When spiritual desolation hits, here’s how to fight back
Katrina Fernandez
Church shopping: Sometimes you need to do whatever it takes to find a parish you love
Deacon Greg Kandra
Justice: ISIS militants linked to Copt beheadings sentenced to death
more Lifestyle
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.

D.L. Mayfield
How “Connected Parenting” changed one mom’s approach to discipline — with great …
SILVIA LUCCHETTI
Swimmer refuses to dive, observes a minute of silence instead
Cerith Gardiner
Got lots of books? 10 inspiring decor ideas for that “library look”
Sophia Swinford
Purple baby hats are popping up in the US, but why?
Calah Alexander
Why you should reconsider late nights and midnight snacks
Matt Fradd
What I told my 7-year-old when he asked what porn was
SILVIA LUCCHETTI
Little Martamaria’s 5 days of life were a hymn to love
Sophia Swinford
Find out why this doctor sings to each baby he delivers (VIDEO)
more Spirituality
Spirituality
Philip Kosloski
3 Prayers of an exorcist that can drive out evil
Gelsomino Del Guercio
Padre Pio bore the stigmata, but one secret wound was more painful than the others
Fr. Henry Vargas Holguín
The Lord’s Prayer During Mass: Should We Hold Hands? Or Raise Them in the Air?
Philip Kosloski
What is the priest saying at Mass that you can’t hear?
Revista Misión
Interview: The husband of Chiara Corbella on his wife’s sacrifice and possible canonization
Philip Kosloski
How not to read the Bible
Wisdom of the Day
Cease striving. Then there will be transformation.
Zhuangzi
more For Her
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.

Chloe Langr
If you’re a woman, here’s how you should be working out
Zyta Rudzka
Infertility for a Catholic woman is an invitation
Fabiana Santos
How to defuse a child’s tantrum with one question
Desde la fe
10 Good Reasons to Save Sex Until Marriage
Calah Alexander
Why you need to buck up and start being the “mean mom”
Mathilde Dugueyt
Natural beauty just took a big step over Photoshop
Sophia Swinford
This bride went without jewelry or makeup for all the right reasons
Jason Craig
Trouble getting along with your mother-in-law? There’s a reason why
more Issues & Implications
Issues & Implications
Zrinka Peters
Loneliness: A silent killer
Daniel Esparza
Beyond sex-ed: Teaching the dignity of the human person in the classroom
Miriam Diez Bosch
Could the solution to radicalization be as simple as greater dialogue among religions?
Miriam Diez Bosch
Hildegard of Bingen: A woman who reproached both popes and kings
Jaime Septién
San Bernardino: Is attacking the Church a new trend?
Miriam Diez Bosch
The integration of Muslims into Western society is vital, says international terrorism expert
Photo of the Day
Father Stanley Rother: The first American-born martyr
Photo of the Day: September 23, 2017
more Church
Church
Philip Kosloski

Heroic virtues of Vietnamese cardinal celebrated in Rome

Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a beacon of hope during his 13 years in prison.

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?
Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble
5 Reasons to Stay Until the End of Mass
Philip Kosloski
Watch: Bishop Barron teaches Facebook staff how to argue about religion
Simone Lorenzo
Is Cardinal Tagle keeping mum about extrajudicial killings in the Philippines?
Philip Kosloski
Pope Francis calls for “firmest measures” against priests who abuse children
Philip Kosloski
Sistine Chapel Choir tours US for first time in 30 years
Alicia Ambrosio
What you need to know about the Orthodox-Catholic split and hopes for reunification
more Music
Music
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”
J-P Mauro
“Ubi Caritas” as you have never heard it before
J-P Mauro
Listen to Audrey Assad’s gorgeous “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Cecilia Team
The freshest Catholic voice from Argentina
J-P Mauro
The pre-battle chant of the Knights Templar
Top 10 Music
  1. Weekly
    |
    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
All Charts
more Art & Travel
Art & Travel
Zelda Caldwell

10 Breathtakingly beautiful Catholic retreats

Recharge the soul amidst inspiring natural and architectural surroundings.

Zelda Caldwell
The 15 oldest Catholic churches in America
Silvia Costantini and Jesús Colina
Viewing art via drone: Look what we’ve been missing!
Daniel Esparza
Fly over some of the most inaccessible monasteries in the world
Gelsomino Del Guercio
7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael
I.Media for Aleteia
The little known treasures buried beneath St. Peter’s Basilica
Daniel Esparza
What Do the Hand Gestures in Icons Mean?
Zelda Caldwell
The only 15th-century Catholic church still in use in America
Daniel Esparza
Do you know the place where Jesus wept?
more Curiosities
Curiosities
Zelda Caldwell
The tragic story of the “lost” Spanish mission discovered on a Georgia barrier island
J-P Mauro
3,500-year-old tomb unearthed close to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt
Zelda Caldwell
Archaeologists discover porpoise buried in medieval grave on island used by monks
J-P Mauro
This carillon is a 500-year-old music machine that still sounds enchanting
Daniel Esparza
Yale University offers free online course on the Early Middle Ages
Daniel Esparza
4 Churches in the most unusual places
Philip Kosloski
What if The Beatles starred in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings?
Daniel Esparza
Is the Ark of the Covenant really in Ethiopia?
more Editor's Choice
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
Top Audience
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  2. Is this the best Christmas ad of the year? I’d say so. Drop everything and just watch

  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. Sister Ignatia: The Catholic nun behind Alcoholics Anonymous

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

  9. The pre-battle chant of the Knights Templar

  10. When spiritual desolation hits, here’s how to fight back

  11. Millennial and monastic: It doesn’t get more counter-cultural than that

See More