In mid-November, my husband Richard and I and our four girls went to visit Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario. Any chance we get to visit Madonna House as a family, we take it! Madonna House is special to us.  This was not our usual pilgrimage, however. We had camera equipment in the trunk and I ...read more

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others want “to put the brakes on the synod process,” those involved in preparing the continental phase of the synod process want “to mend” the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the pope, said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of ...read more

We often think the path to holiness is one giant, heroic leap up to God. The reality is that it’s the development of small, regular habits that gradually turn our hearts and wills to God’s love. That’s the vision behind “Heaven in Daily Instalments,” a series of 24 short, two-minute animated videos produced by the ...read more

Two recent bits of news have come out recently from the Synod General Secretariat. In Part One, I explored some implications of the announcement to extend the timeline of the synod process to 2024. In Part Two, I reflect on the newly-released Working Document for the Continental Stage. On October 27, 2022 the Synod Secretariat ...read more

Two main bits of news came out from the Synod on Synodality the last few weeks. First, the General Secretariat announced that Pope Francis has extended the formal synodal process by an extra year, adding a second session to the Ordinary Synod of Bishops in October, 2024. This will follow on from the first session, ...read more

On August 27th, Pope Francis will hold a consistory for the creation of new cardinals. Watch the event LIVE on Salt + Light TV! Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 10 am ET / 7 am PT. WHAT IS A CONSISTORY? A consistory is an official meeting of all or some of the cardinals, called by ...read more

Exploring different approaches to synodality in Christian churches reveals one of the many valuable ways we can learn from one another through dialogue. ...read more

Watch the newest episode of Historia Vitae, featuring two important historical sites in Canada: Martyrs’ Shrine and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. ...read more

Learn about Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande and three other martyrs from El Salvador to be beatified on January 22, and how to watch the Beatification Mass. ...read more

Watch Salt + Light Media’s uplifting new documentary, Youth Alive, which showcases how young people bring the Church to life! ...read more