Weekend Recap
If you feel like the pace of news is hard to keep up with lately, you are not alone! We are right there with you! So, we’re starting the week with this recap of Pope Leo XIV’s busy weekend to...
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Pope Leo summons bishops to Rome to discuss Amoris Laetitia
Today in a message commemorating the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia — Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on marriage and the family — Pope Leo announced a meeting of the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences to take place in Rome...
Defending Life Means Defending the Detained
The Catholic Church’s commitment to the sanctity of human life extends beyond the issues most commonly associated with the pro-life movement. The Church’s teachings on human life, from its opposition to the death penalty and abortion to its defense of...
USCCB Files Amicus Brief for Birthright Citizenship Case
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. have issued an amicus brief for a Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship that will be heard on April 1, 2026. An amicus brief is information...
Bishops Respond to the Killing of Alex Pretti
U.S. Bishops have responded to the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday. A Vatican News article about the latest killing identified the deceased as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse. His...
The Pope’s Message to Catholic Media
While we are not officially part of the Catholic Media, Where Peter Is recognizes our responsibility as stewards of online media that strives to deliver content that is faithful to Catholic teaching. For this reason, when the Pope speaks to...
Remembering John L. Allen Jr.
A tremendous loss John L. Allen Jr. died on January 22, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was a true pillar of Catholic journalism, especially in the English-speaking world, and his influence is impossible to overstate. For years,...
A Call for an “Unarmed and Disarming” Peace
Today, on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Peace. This celebration began in 1968 at the direction of Pope St. Paul VI who was inspired to establish the holiday by Pope...
Pope Leo’s Wish for Christmas Peace
The Holy Father is celebrating his first Christmas as pope with an emphasis on peace. Throughout Advent, Pope Leo XIV has emphasized the need for peace this Christmas. He began the season with his first Papal visit to the Middle...
“I Was Hungry” A Call to Action For US Catholics
On Friday, November 8, the United States Supreme Court halted a lower court’s ruling that the Trump Administration must fully fund SNAP. Feeding America’s chief marketing and communications officer, Monica Lopez Gonzalez, said that the current “situation is catastrophic” and...
The Vatican Weighs in on Mary’s Titles
Earlier today, November 4, 2025, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released Mater populi fidelis with Pope Leo XIV’s approval. The document is a response to years of questions related to Marian titles and devotions that the dicastery...
Leo Lectures on Consistent Life Ethic; Durbin Declines Award
Today has brought two developments in the polarizing case of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Keep Hope Alive award. First, Pope Leo personally weighed in on the matter. The Holy Father delivered a brief lecture...
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