S+L announces the premiere screenings and broadcast debut of its documentary A New Leaf. Screenings will take place in five cities across Canada and the world broadcast premiere will air exclusively on S+L TV. In the summer of 2012, a food crisis struck West Africa in a region called the Sahel. S+L’s Kris Dmytrenko travelled ...

“Open your hearts to the dimensions of the world…” Although we are aware of the many problematic situations, which also affect the area of faith and membership of the Church, we renew our faith in the youth, to reaffirm that the Church sees their condition, their cultures, as an essential and unavoidable point of reference ...

Today we had the great pleasure to receive Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria. He is pictured here with producers Sebastian Gomes, Charles Le Bourgeois and CEO Father Thomas Rosica, CSB. Photo credit: Joshua Lanzarini ...

As I begin writing this,  I can say that my preparation for an early autumn 2013 profession of perpetual vows and ordination to the diaconate has officially begun, with the blessing of my religious Congregation, the Basilian Fathers. My Basilian journey, which began with my Associate year in 2007-2008, and the coming months of preparation ...

At the Salt + Light the name of St. Anthony usually sparks a rather comedic debate. You see, we have several staff members of Italian origin and several staff members the Portuguese persuasion. Usually they agree on everything….until the name “St Anthony” is pronounced.  The saint, who is often invoked to help find lost items, ...

World youth Day Rio has released a series of videos called “Discipulus.” These videos are reflections on discipleship and the many ways of being disciples. In today’s video the reflection is focused on the word intimacy. ...

It is perhaps easier to think of ecclesial communion in the abstract, as a concept to which I give my assent but one which has little concrete impact on my life. For those recently entering the Catholic Church, particularly when the lack of papal primacy and the Magisterium are experienced as an ecclesial deficit motivating ...

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This video came to our attention this past week. It was produced by the Women’s Commission of the Archdiocese of Bombay to raise awareness about the increase in violence against women in India. It seems violence against women has always been an issue in the country but has increased recently. Our friends at Catholic News ...

In the spirit of the Superbowl celebrations today, we thought we’d share this fun photo from the Catholic News Service photo archives. Franciscan Sister Sean Marie Tobin is all smiles as she joins Green Bay Packers’ players on the turf at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., January 12, 2008 for the coin toss. Sister ...