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While Catholics have professed belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary since the early Church, it was not explicitly defined as a dogmatic belief until 1854. This meant that for centuries, individual Catholics would argue about the belief and 0ften had opposing views. Theologians debated every detail of the belief, not having Read More…

Today’s feast is due in large part to the Franciscan Order

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the archbishop of the Military Services, and until last month, the leader of the US bishops released a statement on December 3 about recent drug-interdiction operations in the Caribbean and Pacific. The statement signals growing concern in the Catholic community — and within the Armed Forces — about how far the Read More…

U.S. Military Archbishop warns against lethal orders in Caribbean

The liturgical calendar offers a miniature Marian season in early and mid-December. Within just a few days, the Church observes three distinct celebrations of Mary, each highlighting a different aspect of her place in Christian life, history, and culture — and each linked to the joy of new life. None of them competes with the Read More…

There are 3 Marian feasts this week and they’re perfect for Advent

At Aleteia there’s a familiar “problem” among the team: When a colleague announces the arrival of a newborn. The excitement, joy, and need to suddenly add to our own families is palpable. While it’s a great distraction, these latest Aleteia mini-members can also inspire us in our work — yes, endless chats about the perfect Read More…

7 Totally logical reasons to love a newborn baby

Anxious, depressed, online, and isolated, the once firmly anti-gun left has taken up arms to silence, once and for all, the voice of truth.

The Catholic Church has always acknowledged the posture of kneeling as something uniquely beautiful within the context of the Holy Mass, a gesture that speaks more deeply than words.

December 7 is the birthday of Irish saint Columba, founder of many monasteries — Derry, Durrow and Kells in his homeland but the most famous being on the Isle of Iona in Argyll. He was a missionary to Scotland and is credited as one of the nation’s early founders. The Book of Kells hails St. Read More…

Get to know a patron saint of poetry on his 1,504th birthday

After praying the midday Angelus this December 7, Pope Leo noted his return last week from his first apostolic visit, which brought him to Turkey and Lebanon. He said: A few days ago I returned from my first Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon.  With my beloved brother Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and the Read More…

Leo lauds 60 years since pope, patriarch made history

Noting the 60th anniversary of the end of Vatican II and our continued Advent journey, Pope Leo on this December 7 said that we can take a reminder from the lights on the street, “that each of us can be a little light, if we welcome Jesus, the shoot of a new world.” The Pope Read More…

Advent spirituality is concrete, says Pope Leo

True union with God comes not by escaping time but by coursing through it with Christ, its creator and consummator.