Violence in Mexico: The Church calls for prayers and unity
After the capture and death of a drug trafficking leader in Jalisco state sparked a wave of violence across much of the country, the Church called for peace and prayer.
Majo Frias
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Pope Leo XIV could visit Mexico this year
In a private audience, the Holy Father expressed his desire and interest in visiting Mexico soon to entrust his pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe.
The verse that changed St. Anthony Mary Claret’s life
The same phrase from the Gospel that touched the heart of St. Francis Xavier was the one that changed the life of St. Anthony Mary Claret.
8 Points from Pope Francis to find in Leo’s “Dilexi te”
Pope Francis established a World Day of the Poor in 2017. His messages for those days give an overview of this fundamental piece of his pontificate.
Couple starts over after an annulment, now happily married
Together for eight years, divorced for four, and with a marriage annulment: Karina and Joaquín had a long and difficult journey learning true love.
Mules and the Mexican celebration of Corpus Christi
Why do these two things go together? There are two explanations, involving a miracle of St. Anthony of Padua and colonial-period traditions.
San Pedro in Andahuaylillas, the Sistine Chapel of Peru
San Pedro’s Church is one of Cusco's architectural and artistic treasures and a testament to the rich evangelization by Spanish missionaries in the Americas.
Interview: God chose Pope Leo XIV because of his heart
Marlyn Arqueros, Cruzada de Santa María, worked closely with Robert Prevost for five years in Peru. In an interview, she describes a close and prudent Pope.
Moisés, soon to be baptized: ‘Baptism is like being born again’
This 24-year-old Mexican architect discovered Catholicism through sacred architecture and through exposure to the Eucharist and our Lady of Guadalupe.
How Mary transformed this Catholic artist’s life
In 2017, Javier Viver was commissioned to create an image of the Virgin for Hakuna Group. He never imagined how far-reaching its effects would be!
Guadalupe: not just any apparition, but encounter with Jesus
In an interview with Aleteia, he explains that the Guadalupe “is not just another apparition, but an encounter with Jesus through the Virgin of Guadalupe.”
Our Lady of Guadalupe in the renovated Notre Dame of Paris
The cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris is fully restored and open to the faithful. Among its 29 chapels, there is one dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Beauty in tragedy: Christ present in flooded Spain
Thanks to volunteers and priests, at least two Spanish parishes severely affected by the storm were able to celebrate Sunday Mass amidst mud and debris.
International Eucharistic Congress starts Sunday in Ecuador
Everything is ready for the faithful to rediscover the importance of the Eucharist and unite as a Universal Church during an event that first took place in 1881.
Film about Our Lady of Guadalupe now in cinemas in USA
The film "Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity" opened in Mexico, the United States, and Central America on February 22. Aleteia spoke with the director.
The young Mexican who gave his life for Christ the King
Aleteia interviewed the couple who have taken the story of Mexican martyr St. José Sánchez del Río—killed on February 10, 1928—to different parts of the world.
Nicaragua: Priests have to check their schedules with the government
Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan criminal lawyer in exile, talks to Aleteia about the situation of increasing religious persecution and the Church’s resistance in Nicaragua.
