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Toronto, Canada, Nov 30, 2012 \/ 12:16 am (CNA<\/a>).- Canada\u2019s Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and Salt + Light Television, Canada\u2019s first Catholic television network, will begin celebrations of its 10th anniversary in December.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt is hard to believe that we began this bold media initiative ten years ago!\u201d Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, the CEO of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, said Nov. 29.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Rosica recalled how the network was \u201cborn on the wings of World Youth Day 2002\u201d and continued its \u201ctremendous dynamism and energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tNow that the foundation is celebrating its anniversary, Fr. Rosica believes it is a time for renewal.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis is a time to repeat our \u2018yes\u2019 to the Lord as we continue working with him in producing works of art, beauty, faith, hope and joy for the world,\u201d he said. \u201cSalt and Light is a powerful instrument of and witness to the new evangelization!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSalt + Light Television reaches 2.6 million homes in Canada and millions more through the internet. It covers major Catholic Church events locally and globally, including the plenary meeting of the Canadian bishops\u2019 conference, papal audiences, World Youth Day, the International Eucharistic Congress and the annual Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton, president of the Canadian bishops\u2019 conference, wished the foundation a happy anniversary \u201cand many more anniversaries to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cYour message remains one of hope and witness, showing readers and viewers, as well as other media, how the teachings of the Church and its witness are themselves \u2018alive and young,\u2019\u201d he said in a Nov. 23 letter to Fr. Rosica.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City, president of the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference, sent his own congratulations and praised the network\u2019s cooperation with SiriusXM radio\u2019s The Catholic Channel.<\/p>\n

\tHis letter, dated Dec. 1, voiced hope that the Catholic Church in the U.S. will \u201cwelcome Salt and Light with open arms\u201d as it expands its reach.<\/p>\n

\tThe foundation also received congratulations from Cardinal Claudio Maria Celli, the head of the Vatican\u2019s Pontifical Council for Social Communications.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI am grateful for all that you and your collaborators have done over the years in producing and promoting inspirational Catholic programming,\u201d Cardinal Celli said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis work,\u201d he added, \u201cis an important contribution to the new evangelization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe also praised Salt and Light for involving Canadian and other young people in their efforts to spread the Gospel through social and traditional media.<\/p>\n

\tCanadian entrepreneur Gaetano Gagliano at the age of 86 founded the Salt and Light Media Foundation and its television network soon after World Youth Day was held in Toronto 2002. Fr. Rosica had been national director of the World Youth Day event and became the founding CEO of the Catholic Salt and Light Media Foundation in 2003 after encouragement from Gagliano and Pope John Paul II.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOur network is really a living tribute to Pope John Paul II!\u201d Fr. Rosica said. \u201cHow happy Blessed John Paul II must be as he continues to watch over Salt and Light \u2018from the window\u2019 of the Father\u2019s House!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSalt and Light\u2019s 10th anniversary celebrations will begin with a Dec. 6 Christmas concert in Toronto featuring The Priests, the Irish trio of singing clergy. The \u201cVenite Adoremus 2012\u201d concert performers include the Amabile Youth Singers of London, Ontario and the Toronto-based singer Rosanna Riverso. Proceeds will benefit the Salt and Light foundation.<\/p>\n

\tThe Salt and Light foundation produces the online radio station S+L Radio 1, which provides Catholic music, devotionals, and inspirational messages. Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann hosts its weekly radio program Salt + Light Hour, providing commentary, interviews and music. The show is available on The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM 129.<\/p>\n

\tThe foundation also produces a magazine with a circulation of over 90,000 and a smart phone app available for iPhones and iPads.<\/p>\n

\tSalt and Light provides content in French and Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. It will soon add Spanish-language content.<\/p>\n

\tOver 25 people now work for Salt and Light and its foundation is supported by over 2,200 donors.<\/p>\n

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