How Bishops are Appointed Last week on Vatican Connections we talked about how a bishop gets appointed. It’s a rather long process, and some viewers wrote in asking if there was a text explaining the process. (I talk fast sometimes!). Step one: The process begins at the local level. The bishops in a region submit ...read more

On Saturday, August 30, there will be three auxiliary bishops ordained in the Diocese of Hongkong. They are Mgr Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, vicar general of the diocese and a member of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum; Mgr Stephen Lee Bun Sang, vicar of Opus Dei for East Asia; and Fr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, a former ...read more

Today on Perspectives the Vatican adopts new law on financial transparency, supervision and information.And we take a look at today’s general audience ...read more

Canadian Bishops gather every year in Cornwall, Ontario for their annual Plenary Assembly. This week, on a special rebroadcast of S+L Radio, we travel to the Bishops’ Plenary and learn what they’ve been working on this past year. Featured chats include Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton, Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver, Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of ...read more

Smiles, cheers, waves and speeches! That’s the kind of day it’s been for Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican officials as day 2 of his apostolic voyage to Benin comes to a close. The Holy Father made his first address of the day to members of the Benin government, diplomatics corps and representatives of Benin’s major ...read more

In the course of history, Popes have not been known for hosting press conferences. But on special occasions, such as apostolic voyages, Pope Benedict takes the time and effort to answer some of the many questions he receives from reporters who travel with him as part of his entourage. This happened again today during the ...read more

Tonight on Perspectives: The Holy Father presides over a solemn liturgy for cardinals and bishops who have died in the course of the year and we introduce you to the world of creche. ...read more

Tonight on Perspectives: Find out which Canadians are visiting the Vatican this month. Plus, there’s good news for Canadians living on the east coast. ...read more

Canadian Bishops gather every year for their annual Plenary Assembly. This week, on a special edition of S+L Radio, we travel to the bishops’ plenary in Cornwall, Ontario and learn what they’ve been working on this past year. Featured chats with Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton, Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver, Bishop Paul-André Durocher of ...read more

You can now visit the Madrid11 website and look for all the locations for the catechesis sessions. The catechesis sessions traditionally take place from the Wednesday to Friday of WYD. In Madrid they will be on Wednesday August 17th, Thursday August 18th, and Friday August 19th, at 10:00 am. Every day there will be a ...read more