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A pro-life perspective on managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Is striving for herd immunity, regardless of the human "culling" that may be required, ethical?

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The first Catholic church built in Havana since the revolution is now in its...

It is dedicated to Pope Saint John Paul II, whose visit to Cuba in 1998 marked a “before and after” moment in the situation of the Catholic Church in this Caribbean nation.

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Religious people in Hong Kong worried as territory awaits Beijing’s security law

Hong Kong Watch director outlines how freedoms could be impacted.

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Is the legality of assisted suicides driving up suicides in general?

Some experts speak of contagion effect, while academia and medical establishment ignore link.

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Supreme Court sides with Little Sisters of the Poor, Catholic schools

Religious liberty central to contraception exemption and school governance cases.

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In Algeria, following in the footsteps of Blessed Charles de Foucauld

Sister Martine Devriendt of Little Sisters of the Sacred Heart explains that a female Christian presence in Tamanrasset is important because women can go into the families and thereby have access to...

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Abortion study finds American opinion much more complicated than polls suggest

Moral clarity lacking in the thinking of many on the issue of human life.

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Turkey invites Pope Francis to Istanbul for Hagia Sophia ceremony

Pontiff also receives phone call from president of Greece over concern for former Christian cathedral.

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After 60 years of independence, Africa is still mired in poverty and...

Father Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo, a Congolese priest, reflects on the "dynamic of violence caused by the Western conquest of Africa."

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In violence-torn Belarus, Christians offer hope by living their faith

"During the Communist era they experienced more than enough suffering and sorrow. Now they want only peace and quiet in their country, and they long for democracy."

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Religious ceremonies online: The salvation and destruction of today’s faith

A new study finds that the popularity of online Masses threatens the life of the Church.

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Why have some Catholic leaders expressed ethical concerns about some...

Some are known to be produced using cell lines more or less remotely descended from cells taken from an aborted fetus.

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San Francisco: is religious worship a “necessary activity”?

While the city opens access to shopping malls and restaurants, the vast majority of religious congregants are denied the right to practice their faith. The post San Francisco: is religious worship a...

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Schools around the world struggling to get kids back in class

COVID-19's interruption of education is having devastating effects in some parts of the world. The post Schools around the world struggling to get kids back in class appeared first on Aleteia —...

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The risk that fed a million kids: Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow talks about charity

Founder of Mary's Meals publishes second book, 'Give.' The post The risk that fed a million kids: Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow talks about charity appeared first on Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality,...

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Sister Helen Alford: ”‘Fratelli tutti’ could contribute to a refoundation of...

The Dominican nun and member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences says that Pope Francis' encyclical should spur us to reconcile the need for collaboration with the need for competition. Sister Helen...

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Robert Royal: Don’t lose grasp on world’s greatest learning

Intellectual training necessary to face new world challenges, says Thomas More College's newest professor. Robert Royal: Don’t lose grasp on world’s greatest learning

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The coronavirus lockdown revealed “a certain spiritual illiteracy” according...

"It is curious that many people have complained about not being able to receive communion and celebrate funerals in church, but not as many have worried about how to reconcile with God and neighbor,"...

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Public school students are flocking to Catholic schools amid pandemic

In Boston, Catholic schools enroll 4,400 more students than last year. Public school students are flocking to Catholic schools amid pandemic

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‘A Devotion to Holy Scripture”: Love what St. Jerome loved

7 things to understand about Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter on the importance of sacred Scripture. ‘A Devotion to Holy Scripture”: Love what St. Jerome loved

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