When you first heard about the food crisis in the Sahel — if you’re not learning about it now, for the first time — you probably felt a sense of déjà vu. Wasn’t it just last year that a major famine struck Africa? Yes, but that was the Horn of Africa, consisting of Somalia, Ethiopia, ...read more

As can be seen, before being a doctrine, Christianity is an “event,” indeed, a Person: it is Jesus of Nazareth. He is the heart of the Christian faith. Hosts of saints, monks, and mystics have left everything to enjoy intimacy with him. But Christ can also be met in the world’s highways. The great Dostoyevsky, ...read more

The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) has is determined to push for the criminalization of  purchasing sexual services, and for employment insurance benefits for adoptive mothers. The group made the announcement at the end of their annual convention August 17. The announcement might come as a surprise to many Canadian Catholics. The CWL is most often ...read more

Today on Perspectives, a Cardinal takes ill, persecution of Christians in Pakistan, the Vatican works to reconcile with religious communities and the Vatican’s astronomer discuses the possibility of new life and new civilizations. ...read more

Our heartfelt congratulations to our marketing manager Joshua Lanzarini who was married on Saturday August 4, 2012 in Reggio Emilia, Italy. On behalf of all of us here at Salt + Light, we give Joshua and Elena our warmest congratulations. Joshua is a jack of all trades – he’s the creative talent behind the design ...read more

A year ago Madrid was getting ready to receive the pope. The youth of the world arrived in Madrid to celebrate the faith. But one year after, were there fruits? I first thought about this when Salt and Light prepared the anniversary of WYD 2002. As a staff member for the Madrilenian WYD I asked ...read more

In July 2012, an unprecedented event happened in Shanghai, China. Bishop Ma Daqin, was ordained an auxiliary bishop with papal approval. Upon his ordination he denounced his membership with China’s Patriotic Association (a government agency which controls the Catholic Church in China) in front of the government officials. His courageous declaration received praise inside and ...read more

Just as the faithful of Vancouver have a pilgrimage to celebrate the feast of Assumption, Catholics in Edmonton have their own shrine to visit on this feast. The Skaro shrine, located 80 km northeast of Edmonton, was built at the turn of the 20th century by residents of the Polish settlement there. In 1904 residents ...read more

In anticipation of our special screenings in Toronto on Sept. 5 and Ottawa on Sept. 19, here is the brand new second trailer for the S+L documentary Across the Divide. Check out the Across the Divide website to learn more about the tour, which is co-sponsored by CNEWA Canada and the Archdioceses of Toronto and ...read more

In less than a week we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In North America, because we tend to work straight through the summer, taking time off in bits and pieces, this feast can get lost. That doesn’t mean Canadian Catholics have forgotten about our Blessed Mother. Across our country dioceses and parishes ...read more