Behind Vatican Walls: Syrian Refugees

Friday, April 22, 2016

Alicia Ambrosio

While Pope Francis has been personally helping Syrian refugees relocate to Europe, a joint Catholic – Russian Orthodox delegation visited Lebanon and Syria. The delegation identified ways the two churches can work together to help Syrians. Officials from the Catholic aid agency Aid to the Church in Need and officials from the Moscow patriarchate of […]

To Wail or Not to Wail – #SLPilgrimage

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Emilie Callan

Have you ever wondered why they call it the Wailing Wall? It’s evident as soon as you get closer to it and make your way through the faithful standing before it, finding just enough space to press your hand against its cold brick to pray. During Salt and Light’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land in February, each […]

Deacon-structing life

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Deacon Pedro

This is a reflection for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year B. The readings are Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 and Mark 5:21-43. God did not make death. That’s what I kept thinking last Saturday. You see, I was in Poland and last Saturday I had the chance to […]

Pope Francis’ Address to the Chief Rabbis of Israel

Monday, May 26, 2014

Salt + Light Media

Address of His Holiness Pope FrancisTo the Two Chief Rabbis of IsraelJerusalem, 26 May 2014 Distinguished Chief Rabbis of Israel, I am particularly pleased to be here with you today. I am grateful for your warm reception and your kind words of welcome. As you know, from the time I was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, […]

Pope Francis’ Address at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem

Monday, May 26, 2014

Salt + Light Media

Address of His Holiness Pope Francis Visit to the Memorial of Yad Vashem Jerusalem, 26 May 2014 “Adam, where are you?” (cf. Gen 3:9). Where are you, o man? What have you come to? In this place, this memorial of the Shoah, we hear God’s question echo once more: “Adam, where are you?” This question […]

Perspectives Daily – Wednesday, Jan. 9

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Carlos Ferreira

Tonight on perspectives the Holy See reacts to bishop Fellay’s statements about Jews and we take a look at today’s general audience.

Pope: Jews not to blame for crucifixion – Excerpt from Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

Who killed Jesus? From the Gospels, we know that he was crucified directly by Roman soldiers. But those who want to attribute blame for his death have drawn in a wider pool of suspects: Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, the Jewish people, and all of humanity. The question of Jewish culpability in “deicide” is particularly charged, […]

A Synod convoked to Restore Order in the Tower of Babel

Monday, November 1, 2010

Rita Sawaya

A Synod convoked to Restore Order in the Tower of Babel The Synod of Bishops for the Middle East was convoked to give hope not only to the Catholic Churches of the Middle East, but to all the peoples of the Middle East: Christians, Muslims and Jews. It is a unique historic opportunity to restore order in today's Tower of Babel.