Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born and raised in the United States, sent a letter to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States’ founding. In it, he noted that the birth of the United States “gave enduring voice...
When subsidiarity is not linked to solidarity, it ends up becoming merely the protection of particular interests; when solidarity is not supported by subsidiarity, it degenerates into a form of welfare…. -Pope Leo XIV The northeasternmost region of the Democratic...
Hunger remains a devastating issue throughout the world. According to a World Health Organization report, a little more than 8% of the global population faced hunger in 2024. That is about 673 million people, which is the slightly more than...
Over this past week, WPI has run a series of articles and reflections focused on the current suffering of U.S. immigrants and the risks to those who are working to protect them. Central to all of these posts has been...
Note: This article was originally published by The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests on February 23, 2026. It was a colorful scene watching the athletes of the 2026 Winter Olympics march in the opening ceremonies carrying the flags of the...
Note: This article was first featured by Indian Catholic Matters on July 15, 2025. Sudan and South Sudan have both suffered enormously due to brutal conflicts that have left deep scars on their people and societies. South Sudan, the world’s youngest...
Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, places the poor at the very heart of the Church’s mission, continuing and deepening the vision of Pope Francis. In this video, I share my first impressions of the document, unpacking its...
Reading the news every morning is nothing short of chilling. Not only because of the sheer number of stories about violence or war around the world, but because the existential burden of the victims—their suffering, their despair, their muffled cries...
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
“I tried to shake him awake, but there was nothing. The child was stiff, blue, dark blue in color from the cold.” I read today in the New York Times of how Jumaa al-Batran, three weeks old, died of hypothermia overnight in his...
A reflection on the readings of September 3, 2021 — the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. When available, the audio of this homily will be available here. I could be wrong, but I think one of the things we might...
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