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Next World Youth Day to be first in Christian-minority country
Posted on 02/25/2026 06:32 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
When St. John Paul II called the first “Jubilee of Youth” back in 1984, he kicked off an incredible tradition. World Youth Days, held every two to four years since 1985, became massive Catholic festivals that have changed the lives of millions of young people around the world, and continue to do so. Each World Read More…
Next World Youth Day to be first in Christian-minority country“The Gospel does not submit to any culture,” says Pope
Posted on 02/25/2026 06:30 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Pope Leo XIV has cautioned against reducing the process known as inculturation to a “relativistic accommodation,” insisting that the Gospel must engage cultures deeply without being absorbed or distorted by them. In a message published February 24 and addressed to participants at a theological and pastoral congress on devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Read More…
“The Gospel does not submit to any culture,” says PopeKnights name new leader for Catholic investing arm
Posted on 02/25/2026 06:25 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors, the faith-based investment subsidiary of the Knights of Columbus, has appointed Deepak Devaraj as its new President and Chief Investment Officer, effective immediately. The announcement was made February 25 from New Haven, Connecticut, the order’s historic headquarters . Devaraj will oversee management of the firm’s General Account investment portfolio and Read More…
Knights name new leader for Catholic investing armThe recent, long-hidden war for religious freedom: 9 facts
Posted on 02/25/2026 06:21 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
Many people are familiar with the Cristero War for religious freedom in Mexico (1926-1929) only indirectly, through its martyrs. Blessed Father Miguel Agustín Pro and St. José Sánchez del Río are the most famous, although dozens have been canonized or beatified. St. Toribio Romo González is celebrated February 25. Even many Mexicans aren’t familiar with Read More…
The recent, long-hidden war for religious freedom: 9 factsHarari’s Follies at Davos: Setting the Record Straight on AI and Humanity
Posted on 02/25/2026 05:10 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Bestselling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari recently made grandiose claims about AI that reveal the faulty philosophical assumptions of many of our elites.The Casaroli myth vs. the historical record
Posted on 02/25/2026 05:00 AM (Catholic World Report)
Yes, Health is a Right
Posted on 02/25/2026 05:00 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Pope Leo is right: we do have a universal right to health.Does a bishop’s coat of arms need a Latin motto?
Posted on 02/24/2026 07:00 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
There are many assumptions regarding episcopal mottos, and it may appear that creating a coat of arms follows a strict tradition. One particular assumption is that every bishop has to pick a Latin motto for his coat of arms. This is one of the reasons why some people were surprised when they saw that Archbishop Read More…
Does a bishop’s coat of arms need a Latin motto?While Pope Leo loves his book, he’s not (yet) a saint: Why?
Posted on 02/24/2026 06:56 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
In 2025, Pope Leo XIV wrote the introduction to a reprint of a book, called The Practice of the Presence of God, which is a collection of writings by Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD. The Pope had explained on a flight that this book provides a key into his own spirituality. Who is the Read More…
While Pope Leo loves his book, he’s not (yet) a saint: Why?The Precariousness of Christian Zionism
Posted on 02/24/2026 05:10 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Christian Zionism's hope that Zionism will bring about the Parousia is theologically empty.