The Two Popes: A SLHour Windows to the Soul Special

Friday, January 17, 2020

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In this special edition, SLHour's "film expert", Sr. Marie Paul Curley, gives us her take on the movie everyone is talking about: The Two Popes.

Has it been two years already?!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Sebastian Gomes

Today it’s not uncommon to hear some form of the following statement regarding the pontificate of Pope Francis: “I can’t believe he’s only been pope for two years, it feels like he’s been around a lot longer!” This intuition surfaces around anniversaries when people tend to reflect on what Francis has accomplished. Most would agree […]

KofC Production Team: On Location in Buenos Aires, Home of Francis

Sunday, July 27, 2014

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Filming on location The Knights of Columbus Production team for Francis: The Pope from the New World gather in front of the childhood home of Pope Francis. The site is now a designated “Historic Site” in Buenos Aires.

Pope Francis Film Production Team in Argentina

Friday, July 25, 2014

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Executive Producer Alejandro Bermudez, Producers Michèle Nuzzo-Naglieri and David Naglieri, Director of Photography Wally Tello, Senator Liliana Negre de Alonso, a close friend and collaborator with Cardinal Bergoglio, and Executive Producer Andrew Walther– in Buenos Aires for filming of Francis: The Pope From the New World.

What do Pope Francis, WYD, Aparecida, and the New Evangelization have in common?

Sunday, July 21, 2013

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Salt and Light Photo: The National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil By Sebastian Gomes World Youth Day Rio is about to begin and everyone is wondering what Pope Francis is going to say and do on his first trip back to South America. Well, last week I may have uncovered a major clue. A […]

Francis Steps In

Monday, April 1, 2013

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The shared experience of this historic papal transition has made the new Pope headline news. The media, along with the international community, has been sharing this buzz for weeks. Francis is now a public figure and a celebrity. He’s smart, humble, social, and poor in spirit. What a fresh face for Catholics worldwide! Amidst the […]

The Year of Faith: A letter from Cardinal Bergoglio

Thursday, March 21, 2013

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Pastoral Letter for the Year of Faith Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires October 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters: Among the most striking experiences of the last decades is finding doors closed. Little by little increasing insecurity has made us bolt doors, employ means of vigilance, install security cameras and mistrust strangers who call at […]

New Wine Skins

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Deacon Pedro

Here’s a reflection I wrote on August 26, 2008 on the catechesis given by Cardinal Mario Bergoglio (now, Pope Francis) at the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City. Seems incredible that he is now the Pope! To read Cardinal Bergoglio’s Catechesis text, visit the Vatican website. This may come out sounding a bit complicated, […]