11+ hour, 30+ min ago  (625+ words) I had the chance to spend a few days in Madrid recently — scorching, merciless, nearly 40-degree Celsius (that’s about 104 Fahrenheit) Madrid, the kind of city that empties at noon and sends everyone hunting for shade until 6. On one of those…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (686+ words) Long before there were hotels, there was xenia. The ancient Greeks had a word for the sacred obligation to welcome the stranger—xenia, from xenos, stranger—and they took it seriously enough to place it under divine protection. Zeus himself,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (758+ words) It comes in the middle of the day, in the heat. The monk in his cell feels a creeping restlessness—an inability to stay, to pray, to work, to read. He looks out the window. He looks again. He decides…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1083+ words) Despite his 96 years of age, Jacques Averbuch, a permanent deacon in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, hasn't lost any of his joy for life. It radiates from him with a disarming simplicity, leaving a mark on everyone who meets him. Behind his benevolent…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (480+ words) There are some news stories that disturb not simply because of the violence they contain, but because they expose, in a matter of seconds, the full range of human response. The images are difficult enough to imagine: a consecrated woman,…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (728+ words) Lenten campaign 2026 This content is free of charge, as are all our articles. Support us with a donation and enable us to continue to reach millions of readers. Have you had a chance to watch The Promised Land yet? It’s…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (297+ words) 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…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (166+ words) aleteia.org Hatred in world is constantly increasing, Pope laments Antoine Mekary | ALETEIA Lent 2026 Aleteia needs your help to share the Good News. “Pray for peace. Work for peace, less hatred. Hatred in the world is constantly increasing,” Pope Leo…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (334+ words) The Gospel needs to be heard today! Stand with us in this mission. Many non-Catholics playfully ask Catholics on Ash Wednesday what's on their forehead, frequently commenting that they must have missed a "smudge." For Catholics, this often seen as…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (797+ words) What does a fourth century AD ascetic monk living out in the desert near Egypt have to do with a modern-day murderous gangbanger? More than you might think — or so claims the new film, Moses the Black, a collaboration between…...