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 […]

Vatican Connections: Meet Pope Francis

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

The announcement of the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica stunned the world and brought Latin Americans to their knees. This week we look back at that moment when we was presented to the world, and we go “to the ends of the earth” to find out more about our […]

Habemus Papam, Francescum, Cardinal Bergoglio

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Salt + Light Media

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, a member of the Society of Jesus, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936. Serving as Archbishop of Buenos Aires before the papal election, Pope Francis I was ordained a Jesuit priest on December 13, 1969. He completed his studies in theology at the Faculty […]

White smoke! Habemus papam!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Salt + Light Media

Habemus Papam! At approximately 7:13pm (Rome time) on Wednesday March 13, 2013, the world has witnessed white smoke! Follow everything live at saltandlighttv.org/habemuspapam

Getting to Habemus Papam: Timeline

Monday, March 11, 2013

Salt + Light Media

Over the past few days in our mini-blog series, Getting to Habemus Papam we invited you to remember the conclaves which have elected the Popes of the past two centuries. In fact, we went one step further and thought you might also enjoy using this timeline to browse your way back and forth through the […]

Habemus Papabili – Papal Transitions with John Allen Jr.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Salt + Light Media

Salt and Light producer Sebastian Gomes sits down with John Allen Jr. to discuss possible candidates for the Papacy. John is a multi-awarded journalist who specializes in Vatican affairs.

A conclave imagined: Habemus Papam premieres in Toronto

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Andrew Santos

God works in a very timely manner. Thursday was no different. Late in the afternoon, word spread through the office that press tickets were available for the premiere screening of Habemus Papam at the Toronto International Film Festival. A few fellow producers and I finished our work and made our way over to the Bell […]