Thomas Rosica

Father
Thomas Rosica
C.S.B.
Chief Executive Officer of Canada's Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, and English language Media Attaché of the Holy See Press Office
Fr. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B.
Orders
Ordination 19 April 1986
Personal details
Born (1959-03-03) 3 March 1959
Rochester, New York, US
Denomination Catholic
Alma mater St. John Fisher College, Regis College, Pontifical Biblical Institute, École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem

Thomas Rosica, C.S.B. born March 3, 1959 in Rochester, New York, is a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a Basilian Father. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, English language media attaché of the Holy See Press Office,[1] author,[2] speaker,[3] and commentator.[4]

Education

Thomas Rosica has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian from St. John Fischer College, Rochester. He entered the Congregation of St. Basil as a novice and studied Theology and Sacred Scripture at Regis College in Toronto. He continued his studies in theology and scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and then École Biblique et Archéologiaue Française de Jérusalem.[5]

World Youth Day 2002 and Salt + Light Television

He was appointed by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops as the National Director and Chief Executive Officer of the 17th World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto.[6][7] The theme of the World Youth Day was "You are the salt of the earth... you are the light of the world." Shortly after the World Youth Day, Thomas Rosica was approached by the founder of St. Joseph Communications, Gaetano Gagliano, to run a religious television network. The new television station was named "Salt + Light Television" after the theme of the World Youth Day 2002 and began its broadcast on July 1, 2003 with only two employees.[8]

Lawsuit threat against David Domet

On February 17, 2015 Fr. Thomas Rosica issued a cease and desist letter against David Domet, of the Catholic blog "Vox Cantoris". In the letter issued from Folger, Rubinoff LLP, Domet is accused of having made false and defamatory statements about Rosica.[9] Since 2010, David Domet has been critical of Fr. Thomas Rosica on both a personal level. The document from Folger, Rubinoff LLP, demanded that nine statements, made by Domet, be retracted from the blog with a public apology made to Rosica.

On March 4, 2015 Fr. Rosica announced in his blog that his intention was not to sue the blogger[10] but to stop the blogger from making 'frivolous calumny' by issuing a "cease and desist" letter. He also claimed that the legal firm, offering its service pro bono to him, issued the letter on his behalf. No lawsuit was ever launched against the blogger, and the matter is now closed.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Atik, Tamar (2013-03-31). "Toronto's man at the Vatican: Father Thomas Rosica". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. ↑ "CCCB Publications".
  3. ↑ "New York Catholics to Celebrate World Communications Day - DeSales Media Group". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Stephen Colbert: This Catholic superstar knows how to live his faith". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  5. ↑ "The Future of Catholic Media: An Interview with Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B.". 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - World Youth Day 2002 in Canada: Comment by the President of the Catholic WYD 2002 Council". www.cccb.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - Report of the President: 2000 Plenary Meeting". www.cccb.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Let there be (Salt +) Light | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  9. ↑ Vatican Spokesman Threatens to Sue Catholic Blogger
  10. ↑ Priest who does Vatican PR says he won’t sue conservative blogger
  11. ↑ A Message from Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB
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