The president of the Italian Bishops has received another death threat. It’s one of just several Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco has had to endure over the last six months, though the gravity of the threats have increased. This time it came in the form of an envelope, containing three bullets and a message which read “I ...read more

Think being Catholic is just going to Mass on Sunday? You may want to reconsider that thought after Wednesday’s episode of Catholic Focus (airing at 7pm and 11pm ET, with a Saturday repeat at the same times) As you may have read on this blog, myself, associate producer Kris Dmytrenko, and cameraman Wally Tello headed ...read more

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, where we Catholics celebrate that great mystery of the faith — three Divine persons in one! It’s been contemplated by Church fathers and saints, it’s been debated by philosophers and theologians, it’s left many scratching their heads! Not to sound defeatist — but it is a mystery! We can’t fully ...read more

Friday has brought exciting news for the Canadian Church: there’s been a number of Episcopal appointments by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI! Salt + Light rejoices with those in the areas of Vancouver, Kingston, and New Westminister at the good news! You can read all about the appointments HERE. One of the appointments involves the ...read more

I think many of us would think that someone who would run a double marathon, that’s 52 miles, or 84 kilometres, is of a different breed. We might be quick to judge that person and consider them a ‘running fanatic,’ or at the very least a sucker for punishment! But what if that person was ...read more

It’s the Victoria Day holiday in Canada (a happy belated Victoria Day to all of you out there!), but this year I find myself spending the day in Riverdale, New York. Riverdale is a wonderfully green suburb, twenty some-odd minutes north of Manhattan. (I have yet to spot Archie, or Jughead, but my hopes remain ...read more

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” Those words from our Lord in today’s Gospel. Our Lord said this to his disciples, and he went on to speak of the Holy Spirit coming to guide his followers in the truth, but I have to admit my mind ...read more

“O God, let all the nations praise you!” echoes this Sunday’s responsorial psalm. It’s a wonderful line that deserves to be firmly and joyously proclaimed. It’s also appropriate that we hear it at this time of year; at a time when we read about the early Church in the Acts of the Apostles, and at ...read more

On his road to sainthood, one of the miracles attributed to Antônio de Sant’Ana Galvão involved curing a woman who faced a life-threatening childbirth. For this reason, Saint Antônio is honoured as a patron of pregnant women! Never heard of Saint Antônio de Sant’Ana Galvão? He was just canonized Friday morning by Pope Benedict XVI ...read more

Did you have a chance to catch Pope Benedict XVI’s Wednesday arrival in rainy Brazil on Salt + Light Television? Waving flags and “Long Live the Pope” chants from enthusiastic crowds in Sao Paulo greeted the Holy Father as he began his first visit to Latin America as pope. The five day trip will include ...read more