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The Vatican secretary of state pointed to recent contacts with Cuban and U.S. officials as the Holy See seeks a dialogue-based solution on the island. [...]

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako has resigned as head of Chaldean Catholic Church. [...]

On March 9, 2026, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, Iran, told CathoBel (a Catholic website of his native Belgium) that he is safe in Rome after evacuation from Iran. He arrived in that city on March 8, “not without regret and sorrow for our brothers and sisters in Iran,” having been evacuated along with Read More…

Cardinal of Iran safe in Rome after evacuation from Iran

Another priest gone missing has been found dead in Mexico. So far there has been no statement from the authorities whether foul play was or was not involved. [...]

The statute of limitations could not be extended due to a lack of evidence of fraud by the archdiocese, the court said. [...]

The traditional 9-day novena to St. Joseph begins March 10 in order to conclude on the vigil of his feast day. Or if you start March 11, you end on his March 19 feast day. Of course, you can pray a novena at any time. We offer you a resource for all nine days here. Read More…

Start today: St. Joseph novena in times of trouble

Mark Scotch and his wife both grew up Catholic. According to Mark, Lynn’s faith was deeper, stronger; it wasn’t that he didn’t want to believe in the Church’s teaching, he was just more drawn by other things. He found “great value in the Bible … and the homily at Mass,” but, as he told Aleteia, Read More…

The “Organ Trail” gives a family renewed faith and a new mission

On March 9, 2026, Pope Leo XIV received in an audience the members of the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, composed of Croatian Željko Komšić, current chairman of the presidency, Bosnian Denis Bećirović, and Serbian Željka Cvijanović. They then met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, in the absence of Read More…

Medjugorje, fewer Catholics: Bosnia-Herzegovina leaders meet Pope

When modern states invoke the Hebrew Bible to defend war, they usually make a simple move: ancient Israel fought enemies in the name of God, so nations today may do the same. The argument sounds biblical, but it fails both theologically and politically. The first problem is historical. Ancient Israel was not unique simply because Read More…

Can nations justify war by citing the Hebrew Bible?

The SSPX responds to recent questions posed concerning their canonical irregularities and underlying doctrinal disputes with Rome.