The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis will release his fourth encyclical, Dilexit nos, on Thursday, October 24th. The document’s title is translated as “He loved us” and reflects its focus on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion...
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. —Psalms 23:4 In 2013, the Pew Research Center found that the average lesbian, gay, or bisexual American first...
Today in a small village in Poland Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, beatified an entire family. Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their children, massacred by the Nazis on March 24, 1944—the day...
I am very pleased to announce that Where Peter Is co-founder and longtime contributor Pedro Gabriel is launching a beta version of a new online course entitled, “Understanding Pope Francis — Key Concepts.” This course is designed to assist anyone...
Hey there, everyone! I am excited to share some big news with you all. Dominic de Souza, founder of SmartCatholics, and I have teamed up to bring you a brand new weekly YouTube show called The Debrief. As the editor...
On May 15, 2018, the Vatican announced the promulgation of Cor Orans, the document containing the directives for communities of contemplative nuns around the world. In the years that followed, few Catholic websites in the United States have given a...
(Update: Video and podcast links have been added – ML) Video: Audio Podcast: Where Peter Is · Amoris Laetitia – Conflicting Interpretations You’re invited to a discussion that will be livestreamed tomorrow (Saturday, August 27, 2022), at 15:00 GMT (10:00...
Shortly after his election, Pope Francis called for a Church that “is poor and for the poor.” It is easy to understand why he would want a Church that is “for the poor.” Aiding the marginalized has always been a...
Save the date! This Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 15:00 GMT (10:00 EST), author and Where Peter Is contributor Pedro Gabriel and professor and author Eduardo J. Echeverria will discuss Pope Francis’s 2016 post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia during a live...
Last week, I posted about the upcoming “Abide in Me & I in You” free online mini-retreat, led by Sr. Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P. on SmartCatholics. The retreat is happening this Saturday, April 23, at 3pm Eastern. In case you’re...
As we enter the Triduum, many of us are taking stock of the Lent we’ve had–and the resolutions to commit to prayer which we’ve likely made, broken, and re-committed to–and could be feeling more than a little discouraged. We know...
Since its release in April 2016, critics of Pope Francis have cast doubt over the doctrinal orthodoxy of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Some have argued that this document is unclear and ambiguous. Many have asserted that it contradicts...
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