JPII: Did you know?

Monday, October 22, 2018

Kristina Glicksman

In honour of the feast day of Pope St. John Paul II today, here are some fun stats from his papacy.

Thank you, John Paul II!

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Salt + Light Media

A video tribute to a great saint who walked among us on the 11th Anniversary of his death.

Superhero Saints

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Noel Ocol

Welcome to S+L’s Weekly News Round-Up. As the Director of Marketing and Communications here at S+L, many interesting Catholic news stories and articles come across my desk on a daily basis. Some of them we’ll cover on our different television programs and others I’d like to share with you on this blog. This blog column […]

Vatican Connections – May 1, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015

Alicia Ambrosio

This week we learned that Pope Francis’ encyclical on human ecology should be released in June. Environmental groups welcomed the news warmly while skeptics told anyone who would listen that the pope is being taken for a ride by new-age tree huggers. Whatever one’s opinion on environmental issues, the encyclical has been written and is […]

Coast to Coast: November 8 to 14, 2014

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Alicia Ambrosio

In Toronto, different religious groups are working together by opening their place of worship on winter nights to keep the city’s homeless out of the cold. In Saskatoon, Bishop Don Bolen is calling on Catholics to get better informed about the cases of missing aboriginal women in the province and the country, and pray for […]

Photo of the Day

Monday, July 30, 2012

Salt + Light Media

After a week of unforgettable moments in Toronto for World Youth Day, Pope John Paul II takes his leave of Canada. It was his third and final visit to Canada, but perhaps one of the most memorable. From Toronto he flew to Guatemala City to canonize blessed Pedro de San Jose Betancur. — Photo courtesy […]

Witnesses To That Love

Monday, July 30, 2012

Daniel Jodoin

While attending a World Youth Day itself has many immediate benefits, it would be a shame if its only benefits stayed trapped in the chronological time period within which they fell. The celebrations of World Youth Day last for a couple weeks. Putting the challenge of World Youth Day into practice takes a lifetime. Part […]

Photo of the Day

Friday, July 27, 2012

Alicia Ambrosio

During WYD 2002 Pope John Paul II had lunch at the Strawberry Island retreat centre with a group of young people who represented the different continents. Here he is listening to Shirley Tso of Hong Kong and Daniel Sadera Kuntai of Kenya. — Photo courtesy of Catholic News Service

Top Ten Quotes From Pope John Paul II at WYD 2002

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Salt + Light Media

Top Ten Quotes From Pope John Paul II at WYD 2002

A Text Message From Pope John Paul II

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Daniel Jodoin

Who would seriously not want to receive a text message from Blessed John Paul II? It turns out Pope John Paul II did in fact leave us not just a simple text message, but the whole text of his message! His words at World Youth Day in Toronto were his heartfelt words addressed especially to […]