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The editor of Aleteia’s Slovenian edition shares this inspiring conversation. The places where interviews are conducted vary greatly. I’m certainly very grateful for this one. I could hardly have wished for a more pleasant setting than the peaceful garden of the Capuchin monastery in Vipavski Križ, Slovenia, with its wonderful view of the Vipava Valley. Read More…

A would-be actor who became a Capuchin, soon to be ordained a priest

Pope Leo XIV served for 12 years (from 2001 to 2013) as prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine. This religious congregation was founded in the 13th century and is headquartered a stone’s throw from the Vatican. It has 3,000 members in some 50 countries. His successor, Spanish priest Alejandro Moral Antón, spoke to Read More…

Interview with Pope Leo XIV’s successor as Augustinian prior

Pope Leo XIV arrived at the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in the late afternoon. Smiling and approachable, the Pope greeted passers-by as he walked a few meters along the road, then appeared on the balcony of the Villa Barberini, where he will stay until July 20. Despite the high Read More…

Pope arrives to summer vacation spot; locals delighted

On Rome’s busy Via Ostiensis, between civic numbers 106 and 108, a weathered marble plaque marks a spot easy to overlook. It commemorates the traditional site where Peter and Paul — the princes of the apostles, the foundational figures of early Christianity — are said to have shared a final embrace before their separate martyrdoms. Read More…

The last meeting of Peter and Paul in Rome

The news cycle can lead to the world’s attention moving from one crisis to another, often tragically forgetting the people from “yesterday’s news.” Already nine years ago, Aleteia profiled the life-saving work Dr. Tom Catena is doing in Sudan. Today, he’s still there, serving many, many, patients in a suffering region.  We had the chance Read More…

A voice from Sudan: ‘Don’t forget there are people here’

Stationed in Rome from 2020 to 2024 for the French newspaper La Croix, journalist Loup Besmond de Senneville spoke with i.Media about his views on the current role of papal diplomacy in the world after the death of Pope Francis and the election of Leo XIV. He looks back on his time as a Vatican Read More…

Great power and great fragility: The mysterious weight of the Vatican

Pope Leo greets throngs of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on June 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Office for Liturgical Celebrations at the Vatican has announced Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass s... [...]

Some saint stories are very hard to read: Good, kind people who suffered so much that it seems wrong and unfair. But when you read the story of the Ulma family — as horrifying as their death was — you can’t help but get chills at their almost unbelievable courage.  Hunted by the Nazis for Read More…

3 Powerful lessons from the unforgettable Ulma family

If parishes are giving better catechesis and liturgy, emphasizing Confession, and building devotion to the Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary, shouldn’t they be seeing more fruit?

The next round of canonizations includes a layman who stood for marriage in remote Papua New Guinea.