Among the seven new saints canonized by Benedict XVI this past weekend, maybe one of the lesser known new saints is Anna Schäffer, an example of how to accept pain and suffering. Anna was born in Mindelstetten, German on February 18, 1882. Her family was not a rich family and the death of her father ...read more

Pope Benedict XVI has announced the making of six new Cardinals of the Catholic Church.  Among them is Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, Philippines.  Archbishop Tagle is currently in Rome for the Synod on the New Evangelization.  A Consistory has been called for November 24th, 2012, during which the ceremony of elevation will ...read more

At the beginning of week three of the Synod on the New Evangelization, the compiled “List of Propositions” was presented in the General Assembly.  The small language groups had worked tirelessly the week before, on a very tight timeline, to synthesize the interventions and the open discussions of the Synod Fathers.   The Relator General, Cardinal ...read more

Tonight’s edition of Inside the Synod takes you into the translation centre for the Synod and we find out what challenges and opportunities face the church Pakistan. ...read more

Sharon Smith, center, presents a relic of St. Marianne Cope, and Sister Kateri Mitchell, a member of the Mohawk nation, right, carries a relic of St. Kateri Tekakwitha during the canonization of seven new saints led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 21. Smith’s cure from a near fatal ...read more

Today on Inside the Synod, Sebastian talks to the Secretary General, Archbishop Nicola Eterovic and gets a rundown of the past few days events from Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB. ...read more

In addition to sending a delegation to Syria, members of the Synod can make personal donations that will be added to the donation the Holy See is planning to make. A special bank account has been opened at Institute for Religious Works (IOR), or the Vatican Bank.  Archbishop Nicola Eterovic, the secretary general of the ...read more

Photo: Cheridan Sanders, Amanda Carly Olson and Chris Adamczyk. By Amanda Carly Olson Not long ago, I regarded Salt + Light as a Catholic television station that was reserved for my parents’ generation. However, upon delving a little deeper since I started volunteering at S+L, I’ve come to realize that I had been missing out ...read more

Today’s photo comes from Sebastian Gomes who is currently in Rome with exclusive access to the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Faith. Here Synod members are gathered in their small working groups. The group in the foreground includes Canadian Bishop John Corriveau, OFM of Nelson, B.C.  In the ...read more

After a full week of sessions in the General Assembly of the 13th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, most of the official interventions have been shared.  They are scheduled to wrap up by the end of the day on Tuesday.  It has been an exciting, though mentally exhausting period, as each of the Synod Fathers is ...read more