On the evening of June 3, 1963, as Mass was being celebrated in the plaza below his window, Pope John XXIII quietly passed away. He had been suffering from stomach cancer for some time, although his illness had only been revealed to the public in March of that same year. Still, he faced that final ...read more

Recently, I watched a movie called Left Behind. It is based on a novel Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth’s Last Days. I did not read the book, but accidentally, I watched the movie. The movie is about some people who suddenly disappear completely without any warning. The whole world is scared and shocked. Some of ...read more

In preparation for Pope Francis’ new ecological encyclical set to come out June 18, 2015, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, led by Bishop Donald Bolen, have released a series of videos and study guides on how Catholics are leading and participating in a new commitment to respect and protect. The series is based on a recent ...read more

Today on Perspectives, Pope Francis’ weekly General Audience, Cardinal Parolin headed to the United Arab Emirates and the studies show rapid growth of the Church in Africa. ...read more

Salt + Light Catholic Media Foundation is proud to introduce the newest addition to our multimedia and multi-langugage ministry – Sale e Luce,  an Italian-language micro-site. The content available on Sale e Luce will include Italian-language videos, productions, interviews and an Italian blog, featuring the latest news from the Vatican and around the world. You will also be ...read more

Point of View: Interpreting the Francis Effect is an S+L series that goes deeper into the important questions surrounding the person and pontificate of Pope Francis. The series consists of a selection of the full interviews from S+L’s original documentary The Francis Effect. Tonight: Fr. John O’Malley, SJ In his opening address at the Second ...read more

Here’s what’s been going on in the Canadian Catholic Church this past week: In Vancouver, a newly established scholarship fund targets native women who have seen the worst life has to offer. The fund was established with the help of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. In Ottawa, the man who served as the first ...read more

Healthcare as Evangelization Leo Walsh, CSB, STD In The Windsor Star (Friday, November 14, 2014) there is a Letter to the Editor lauding the wonderful treatment the writer as patient received in the emergency department. Was this collective work of the healthcare workers an example of evangelization? The New Evangelization is a phrase used exclusively of ...read more

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, is calling on Catholics to live their Christian identity in public as well as in their own spiritual lives. The cardinal on Sunday issued a pastoral letter, Being Catholic Today: Catholic Identity in an Age of Challenge. The cardinal notes that a key part of the pastoral letter reflects on “our freedom to ...read more

Welcome to S+L’s Weekly News Round-Up. As the Director of Marketing and Communications here at S+L, many interesting Catholic news stories and articles come across my desk on a daily basis. Some of them we’ll cover on our different television programs and others I’d like to share with you on this blog. This blog column ...read more