Tune into Salt + Light Television for the next seven days as Pope Benedict XVI journeys to the Holy Land. Our live coverage begins Friday morning at 7:30am ET as the Holy Father arrives at the Queen Alia airport in the Jordanian capital, Amman. If you miss the live events, you can catch highlights from ...read more

As Pope Benedict prepares for his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, beginning this Friday, the Vatican Information Service has released some statistics on the Catholic Church in Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. The information is from December 31st, 2007. Jordan has a population of 5,720,000 of whom 109,000 (1.91 percent) are Catholic. There are ...read more

As many of you are well aware this past Sunday was the World Day for Vocations, or “Good Shepherd Sunday” — a time we traditionally pray for vocations. In Rome, Pope Benedict ordained 19 men to the priesthood and then addressed the crowds gathered for his weekly Regina Caeli address. Appropriately he highlighted vocations, and ...read more

In the April edition of Lectio Divina with Archbishop Thomas Collins: A Year with St. Paul, Archbishop Collins brings up the often forgotten practice of bowing one’s head at the name of Jesus. He framed it in the context of the Hail Mary — that you would know when someone was praying the Rosary, because ...read more

This weekend the Church will recognize five men and women as saints as Pope Benedict XVI presides over the first of two scheduled Canonization Masses this year. Italy is strongly represented in this new group of saints: Italian diocesan priest Blessed Arcangelo Tadini. His ministry coincided with the Industrial Revolution and much of his work ...read more

I was recently sent a link about a woman named Susan Boyle. Perhaps you’ve heard of her. She’s the participant on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent” who, thanks to the net, has wowed millions of people with a stunning performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. To watch the clip of her ...read more

Christ is risen, truly He is risen, alleluia! After 40 days of Lent, a somber Holy Week, the powerful and moving Easter Triduum, we have launched into the Easter season. It’s a time of joy, of hope, of new life! It’s the perfect time to rejoice in our faith. One excellent way to celebrate and ...read more

Already Lent is drawing to the end. This Sunday is Palm Sunday, and so we stand at the cusp of Holy Week. Salt + Light Television is pleased to bring you full coverage of Palm Sunday Mass and the Easter Triduum from Rome, all celebrated by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI. We’ll also be providing ...read more

There’s certainly no doubt that being a mother can be challenging. But at the same time it is a glorious and beautiful vocation. In 2007 Salt + Light Television began a project to explore and celebrate the vocation of motherhood. Headed by producer Gillian Kantor, the result was our 13-part series Mothering, Full of Grace. ...read more

Today is the feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of Canada. You probably won’t see people gathering for massive celebrations like they did two days ago for St. Patrick’s Day. There won’t be people in funny hats. No t-shirts with lillies. But why would there be? That doesn’t seem to fit our idea of ...read more