The Catholic Church in Canada will have another saint to call its own come this fall. There was no doubting the holiness of Blessed André Bessette, CSC, but come Sunday, October 17th, the Miracle Man of Montreal will be officially recognized as a Saint by the universal Church. The date was announced in Rome today ...read more

With the Winter Olympics underway in Vancouver, Catholic News Service takes a look at the Church and sports. John Thavis and Carol Glatz report. To download Flash Player please click here ...read more

The old Milk campaign slogan from years ago came to mind at this month’s Lectio Divina. Archbishop Thomas Collins reflects on the parable of the ten maidens (Matthew 25:1-13).  This of course is the parable in which oil is a hot commodity — and five of the lasses are without!  When they leave to get ...read more

Our Catholic faith is rich with many signs and symbols. Of significance today is of course the ashes and cross that mark the beginning of the season of Lent.  As the sign of the cross is made on our forehead we are reminded that we are “dust and unto dust you shall return.”  Our humanity, ...read more

Pope Benedict XVI begins Lent with an ancient Roman Ash Wednesday tradition. The Holy Father will preside over a penitential procession from the Basilica of St. Anselm to the the Basilica of St. Sabina, where he will celebrate Holy Mass and the blessing and imposition of Ashes. Join Salt + Light’s Pedro Guevara Mann and ...read more

Recorded on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World Day of the Sick, February 11th, this week’s Vatican Report looks at the Catholic Church’s involvement in healthcare. Catholic News Service’s John Thavis and Cindy Wooden report. To view this video you need the latest version of Flash Player ...read more

Today we recognize the feast of St.  Scholastica. Scholastica is the younger sister of St.  Benedict, the father of Western Monasticism, and I’d like to share a charming story from St. Gregory about the bond between the two.  Benedict was visiting Scholastica and she had the sense, likely divinely inspired, that this would be the ...read more

Through catechesis and witness talks Nothing More Beautiful is inviting viewers to encounter anew the beauty of Christ. The latest encounter of this Archdiocese of Edmonton initiative focuses on the theme of Jesus Christ: Lamb of God and Bread of Life. Bishop Gary Gordon of the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, provides the catechesis talk.  Prior ...read more

This Sunday’s Super Bowl offers one of the biggest sporting events of the year, but before the big game, at 4:30pm ET, Salt + Light Television is inviting viewers to tune in for Faith Bowl III. Over the course of a 30 minute round-table discussion, pro-athletes Mike Piazza, Mike Sweeney and Bobby Keppel talk about ...read more

On January 21st, Pope Benedict appointed Flaminia Giovanelli as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.  The 61-year laywoman becomes the first woman to hold that particular position, but not the first one to reach that level.  In this week’s Vatican Report from Catholic News Service, John Thavis and Carol Glatz discuss women ...read more