Were you in Dublin for the International Eucharistic Congress? Or were you experiencing the congress through out live coverage? Salt + Light is pleased to bring you “Communion with Christ: IEC 2012” a special look back at the highlights of the week, featuring many of the moments that weren’t on the main stage. Hosts Alicia ...read more

Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal this past week. On June 23 Fr. Rosica was honoured along with 49 other people who are pillars of their communities and have contributed to making their community a better place. The awarding of the Queen’s medal is part of the celebrations ...read more

The Pontifical Congregation for Catholic Education released a pastoral letter with new guidelines for promoting priestly vocations. Archbishop Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the congregation, presented the letter during a press conference at the Vatican on Monday. The release of the letter also coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Congregation launching the Pontifical Work for ...read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson is the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Earlier this week he gave a keynote address at a conference on Catholic business education held at the University of Dayton. Below is an excerpt from his speech: I. What Catholic Business Education Should Comprise There is a sentence in Caritas ...read more

The following statement was released by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops this morning, regarding the B.C. Supreme Court ruling on physician-assisted suicide. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has learned with dismay of a ruling on assisted suicide by a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court. The Catholic position on this question ...read more

Tonight on Perspectives, Day 6 of our coverage of the International Eucharistic Congress. Kris talks to Rose Busingye, founder of Meeting Point International. Sebastian and Fr. Rosica take a look at a unique exhibit in Dublin, plus we meet a group of pilgrims from Turkmenistan. ...read more

Tonight on an extended Perspectives, Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver gives the day’s catechesis, Fr. Rosica interviews a third generation vestment maker, Kris visits Glendalough and we give you a look at the mosaics of Fr. Marko Rupnik. ...read more

It has long been suspected that Pope Benedict XVI is a soccer fan. Last week in Milan for the World Meeting of Families he received two soccer jerseys, one from each of the Milanese teams. Today, as the EuroCup soccer tournament kicks off in Poland, Pope Benedict sent a message to the president of the ...read more

Over the past several months, bishops from across the United States have been making their Ad Limina visits to the Vatican. Each visit ended with a group meeting with Pope Benedict XVI during which he explored the key issues facing the church in the U.S. Catholic News Service’s Rome Bureau Chief Francis X. Rocca provides ...read more

The papal delegate who has been governing the Legionaries of Christ has appointed new for the order’s lay branches. Cardinal Velasio De Paolis has been governing the Legionaries and the affiliated lay branches since 2010. This week he appointed new leaders to head the consecrated men’s and women’s lay branches. He also appointed vice-directors and ...read more