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Surprise lunch: Pope Leo meets Peruvian bishops in Rome
Posted on 01/30/2026 07:10 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
When Pope Leo unexpectedly joined a simple lunch with Peru’s bishops in Rome, the gesture spoke louder than any prepared address. For the bishops, gathered for their ad limina visit, the moment became a sign of encouragement — personal, pastoral, and deeply human. The country’s bishops described the Pope’s appearance at their “fraternal lunch” as Read More…
Surprise lunch: Pope Leo meets Peruvian bishops in RomePope’s rep in USA is 80 years old today
Posted on 01/30/2026 06:28 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
On January 30, 2026, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, celebrates his 80th birthday. This means that he will lose his status as an elector in a conclave. The highly experienced French diplomat, who has traveled the world for the Holy See and served as an interlocutor for Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Read More…
Pope’s rep in USA is 80 years old todayHawaii university students unearth bones of Catholic saint
Posted on 01/30/2026 06:14 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
The Forensic Sciences unit at Chaminade University is working closely with the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu on a rare and fascinating project: unearthing the bones — literally — of a Catholic saint. Perhaps you’ve heard of St. Damien of Molokaʻi, the Belgian priest who ministered to patients at a leper colony in Molokaʻi, Hawaii, until Read More…
Hawaii university students unearth bones of Catholic saintBishop Cozzens: The Holy Spirit is at work in the young generation
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:57 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Bishop Andrew Cozzens reflected on the successes of the Eucharistic Revival and described what he thinks should happen as the process moves into the next phases. Speaking to Aleteia, Cozzens, the bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, and the chair of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress, praised the Eucharistic Revival’s impact on how Catholics share Read More…
Bishop Cozzens: The Holy Spirit is at work in the young generationBernadette on stage: She speaks directly to our times
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:26 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
The international sensation Bernadette, the Musical, is making its way across the Atlantic and will premiere in the United States in Chicago in February. In advance of this new chapter for a musical centered on a well-known saint, we had the opportunity to talk with lead producer Pierre Ferragu about just what makes a play Read More…
Bernadette on stage: She speaks directly to our timesFrench Senate rejects assisted dying (for now), adopts palliative care
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:26 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
After more than a year of debates, multiple consultations, and delays due to political uncertainties, the French Senate rejected the proposed law on assisted dying. The bill will ultimately be sent back to the National Assembly. Senators rejected the text by 181 votes to 122. Immediately afterwards, the Senate voted 307 to 17 in favor Read More…
French Senate rejects assisted dying (for now), adopts palliative careMeet the New Porn: Even Worse than the Old Porn
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:10 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Pornography soaks the minds of those who consume it in unrealities that, in turn, ruin lives in reality. AI, in all its uses, may turn out to be even worse. The truth about Venerable Mary Ward, proto-religious sister and future Saint
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:02 AM (Catholic World Report)
An autistic Barbie? No, thank you, Mattel.
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:00 AM (Catholic World Report)
The Ghost of Paul Weyrich in the Halls of Heritage
Posted on 01/30/2026 05:00 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Staff departures at the Heritage Foundation are actually rooted in a deeper, more ideological shift than many assume.