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Lenten letter to the diocese where Jesus died
Posted on 02/17/2026 06:16 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
In his 2026 Lenten Letter to the Diocese of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa calls the faithful to a season of prayer, penance, and renewed commitment to peace in a region still marked by conflict. “May the Lord give you peace!” the Latin Patriarch begins, framing Lent as a “journey of prayer, penance, and conversion” that Read More…
Lenten letter to the diocese where Jesus died2 Priests dedicated to Jesus’ heart died day after Valentine’s
Posted on 02/17/2026 06:12 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Often God’s divine providence is not seen until years after the fact. This frequently happens when saints die on a specific day, which later becomes a feast filled with symbolism. One example of God’s providential “coincidence” is how two priests who were dedicated to spreading the good news of Jesus’ merciful heart died on the Read More…
2 Priests dedicated to Jesus’ heart died day after Valentine’s1,500th Mass for Korean Reconciliation celebrated in Seoul
Posted on 02/17/2026 06:07 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
In the evening of February 10, 2026, the archbishop of Seoul, Korea, Peter Soon-taick Chung, O.C.D., presided over the 1,500th Mass for Korean Reconciliation and Unity at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the Myeong-Dong district. According to a press release from the archdiocese, these Reconciliation Masses have been held every Tuesday at 7 Read More…
1,500th Mass for Korean Reconciliation celebrated in SeoulMany early Christians became vegetarians during Lent
Posted on 02/17/2026 05:59 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Currently the Roman Catholic Church has only two days during Lent when Catholics are obliged to fast (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday), and Fridays are traditionally days of abstinence from meat. These rules have been pared down over the centuries, as abstinence from meat was at one time observed throughout the entirety of Lent. Fish Read More…
Many early Christians became vegetarians during LentThe Epstein Cataclysm
Posted on 02/17/2026 05:10 AM (Crisis Magazine)
The Epstein files are breaking on the world like an asteroid slamming into earth. The Missionary’s Alphabet
Posted on 02/17/2026 05:00 AM (Catholic World Report)
Making San Francisco Catholic Again
Posted on 02/17/2026 05:00 AM (Crisis Magazine)
San Francisco might be seen as a lost cause for Catholics, but hidden in its heart is another story.Father Adam Sztark: The Polish Jesuit Who Died Saving Jewish Children
Posted on 02/17/2026 03:45 AM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV Eliminates Committee Created by Francis for World Children’s Day While Reaffirming Care of Children
Posted on 02/17/2026 02:39 AM (The Daily Register)
43 Catholic Democrats Pledge Migrant Solidarity, Invoke Leo XIV, Francis
Posted on 02/17/2026 02:33 AM (The Daily Register)