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A rare Renaissance treasure is drawing attention in Rome as part of the Holy Year calendar: the Borso D’Este Bible, a 15th-century illuminated masterpiece normally kept out of public view in Modena. Presented in the Italian Senate, the two-volume work is available to visitors through January 16, offering a close encounter — digital and in Read More…

Italy displays its most famous illuminated Bible

In May 2017, Anglican priest Nicky Gumbel interviewed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle before an audience of 6,000 at a leadership conference in London. The conference was hosted by Alpha, a global ecumenical ministry founded by Gumbel.  During their exchange, they discussed how Christians, and particularly Christian leaders, should engage with the realities of widespread suffering. Read More…

How to suffer well, without losing joy: Advice from Cardinal Tagle

Before the candles of Advent are lit, we invite you to help keep another light burning: Aleteia’s mission. As Advent approaches, most of us are thinking about gifts — the meaningful kind, not the panic-buy-at-the-last-minute kind. But here’s a thought: What if you gave a small gift that keeps thousands of people connected to their Read More…

Could you give a gift to keep thousands connected to the faith?

In a recent address to participants in the Seminar on Ethics in Health Management, Pope Leo XIV offered a sharp and timely observation about the direction of modern healthcare. Speaking in the Sala Clementina, he warned that systems under economic and political pressure may begin to sort people “according to the treatments they need and Read More…

Leo XIV warns against turning people into “objects, data, statistics”

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus centers on one simple yet profound truth: that the love of Christ is personal, merciful, and inexhaustible. For centuries, Catholics have expressed that devotion through prayer, consecration, and visible signs of faith. Among these signs are certain sacramentals — holy objects or actions that prepare the heart to Read More…

3 Sacramentals to deepen your devotion to the Sacred Heart

For someone turning 100 in December, there’s a surprising light-heartedness in Dick Van Dyke’s reflection on life. The actor admits to feeling “diminished … physically and socially” as he nears his centenary — yet he refuses to let that dim his spirit. As he wrote in a health diary for The Times: “For the vast Read More…

Dick Van Dyke on aging with hope and humor

The Bishops seem relentlessly committed to everything but teaching and defending the Truth.

On the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, we need to remember the real Jim Jones, socialist cult leader, charismatic preacher, and mass murderer.

On September 29, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican granted a nihil obstat to the cause for beatification and canonization of Ruth V.K. Pakaluk. What this means is that there is “nothing in the way” for the local Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, to begin the cause. With this announcement, she can Read More…

Pro-Life activist Ruth Pakaluk recognized as Servant of God

In the world of today, “new generations inhabit new digital environments where the Word of God is easily overshadowed,” noted Pope Leo XVI this November 17. “We must therefore ask: What does ‘easy access to Sacred Scripture’ mean in our time? How can we facilitate this encounter for those who have never heard the Word Read More…

Digital world overshadows Scripture. Pope asks how to reach out