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| name = Thomas Rosica
| name = Thomas Michael Rosica
| honorific-suffix = [[Congregation of St. Basil|C.S.B.]]
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| title = Chief Executive Officer of Canada's Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, and English language Media Attaché of the Holy See Press Office
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'''Thomas Rosica''', [[Congregation of St. Basil|C.S.B.]], born March 3, 1959 in [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], New York, is a [[Roman Catholic]] priest and a [[Congregation of St. Basil|Basilian Father]]. He is an author,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://esubmitit.sjpg.com/cccb/index.aspx?component=ProductsList&searchAll=rosica&Flag=0 | title = CCCB Publications | via = esubmitit.sjpg.com | publisher = Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Publications | access-date = June 4, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161616/https://esubmitit.sjpg.com/cccb/index.aspx?component=ProductsList&searchAll=rosica&Flag=0 | archive-date = August 17, 2018 | dead-url = no}}</ref> speaker,<ref>{{Cite press release | url = http://desalesmedia.org/new-york-catholics-celebrate-world-communications-day/ | title = New York Catholics to Celebrate World Communications Day | website = desalesmedia.org | publisher = DeSales Media Group | date = April 25, 2016 | language = en-US | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160816144718/http://desalesmedia.org/new-york-catholics-celebrate-world-communications-day/ | archive-date = August 16, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref> and commentator.<ref>{{Cite newspaper | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/this-catholic-superstar-is-subversiveto-both-church-and-society/article26533632/ | title = Stephen Colbert: This Catholic superstar knows how to live his faith | newspaper = [[The Globe and Mail]] | date = September 25, 2015 | first = Lorna | last = Dueck | via = www.theglobeandmail.com | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160910094709/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/this-catholic-superstar-is-subversiveto-both-church-and-society/article26533632/ | archive-date = September 9, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref> He was formerly [[Chief Executive Officer|Chief Executive Officer (CEO)]] of [[Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation]], English language media attaché of the Holy See Press Office,<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ | title = Toronto's man at the Vatican: Father Thomas Rosica | last = Atik | first = Tamar | date = March 31, 2013 | work = The Toronto Observer | via = torontoobserver.ca | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160915030029/http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ | archive-date = September 15, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref> and president of [[Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario)|Assumption University]] in Windsor, Ontario, a Roman Catholic institution associated with the [[University of Windsor]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper | url = https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/assumption-university-to-review-rosicas-published-works | title = Assumption University to review Rosica’s published works | work = [[Windsor Star]] | date = March 8, 2019 | first = Mary | last = Caton | language = en | access-date = March 21, 2019 | via = windsorstar.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190321003549/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/assumption-university-to-review-rosicas-published-works | archive-date = March 21, 2019 | dead-url = no}}</ref>
'''Thomas Michael Rosica''', [[Congregation of St. Basil|C.S.B.]] (born March 3, 1959) is an American [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] priest, author, and [[Congregation of St. Basil|Basilian Father]]. He was formerly chief executive officer of [[Salt + Light Television|Salt + Light Catholic Media Foundation]], English-language media attaché of the [[Holy See Press Office]],<ref name="torontoobserver.atik.2013.03.31">{{Cite news |url=http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ |title=Toronto's man at the Vatican: Father Thomas Rosica |last=Atik |first=Tamar |date=March 31, 2013 |newspaper=Toronto Observer |via=torontoobserver.ca |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915030029/http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and president of [[Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario)|Assumption University]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/assumption-university-to-review-rosicas-published-works |title=Assumption University to review Rosica's published works |work=[[Windsor Star]] |date=March 8, 2019 |first=Mary |last=Caton |language=en |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321003549/https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/assumption-university-to-review-rosicas-published-works |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He resigned from Salt + Light and other positions in 2019 following substantiated allegations of [[plagiarism]].<ref name="Conlon190225" /><ref name=":0" />


== Education ==
== Education ==
Rosica has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian from [[St. John Fisher College]], in [[Pittsford, NY]]. He entered the Congregation of St. Basil as a novice and studied Theology and Sacred Scripture at [[Regis College, Toronto|Regis College]] in Toronto. He continued his studies in theology and scripture at the [[Pontifical Biblical Institute]] in Rome, and then [[École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem|École Biblique et Archéologiaue Française de Jérusalem]].<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/future-catholic-media-interview-father-thomas-rosica-csb | title = The Future of Catholic Media: An Interview with Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B. | magazine = [[America (magazine)|America]] | first = Sean | last = Salai | via = americamagazine.org | publisher = America Media | date = July 28, 2014 | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160822200443/http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/future-catholic-media-interview-father-thomas-rosica-csb | archive-date = August 22, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref>
Rosica has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian from [[St. John Fisher College]], in [[Pittsford, New York]]. He then entered the [[Congregation of St. Basil]] as a novice and studied theology and sacred scripture at [[Regis College, Toronto|Regis College]] in Toronto. He continued his studies in theology and scripture at the [[Pontifical Biblical Institute]] in Rome, and then [[École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem]].<ref>{{Cite interview |first1=Thomas |last1= Rosica |url=http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/future-catholic-media-interview-father-thomas-rosica-csb |title=The Future of Catholic Media: An Interview with Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B. |magazine=[[America (magazine)|America]] |interviewer=Sean Salai |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822200443/http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/future-catholic-media-interview-father-thomas-rosica-csb |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== World Youth Day 2002 and Salt + Light Television ==
== World Youth Day 2002 and Salt + Light Television ==
Rosica 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/archives/media-releases/2000/350-world-youth-day-2002-in-canada-comment-by-the-president-of-the-catholic-wyd-2002-council | title = World Youth Day 2002 in Canada: Comment by the President of the Catholic WYD 2002 Council | first = Anthony G. | last = Meagher | date = August 19, 2000 | website = www.cccb.ca | publisher = [[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011211549/http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/archives/media-releases/2000/350-world-youth-day-2002-in-canada-comment-by-the-president-of-the-catholic-wyd-2002-council | archive-date = October 11, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/members/annual-plenary-assemblies/71-plenary-assembly-2000/1210-report-of-the-president-2000-plenary-meeting | title = Report of the President: 2000 Plenary Meeting | first = Gerald | last = Wiesner | author-link = Gerald Wiesner | date = October 11, 2000 | website = www.cccb.ca | publisher = [[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161011210000/http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/members/annual-plenary-assemblies/71-plenary-assembly-2000/1210-report-of-the-president-2000-plenary-meeting | archive-date = October 11, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/02/24/let_there_be_salt_light.html | title = Let there be (Salt +) Light | first1 = Ron | last1 = Csillag | work = [[Toronto Star]] | via = thestar.com | access-date = August 31, 2016 | date = February 24, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160913195057/https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/02/24/let_there_be_salt_light.html | archive-date = September 13, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref>
Rosica 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/archives/media-releases/2000/350-world-youth-day-2002-in-canada-comment-by-the-president-of-the-catholic-wyd-2002-council |title=World Youth Day 2002 in Canada: Comment by the President of the Catholic WYD 2002 Council |first=Anthony G. |last=Meagher |date=August 19, 2000 |website=www.cccb.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011211549/http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/archives/media-releases/2000/350-world-youth-day-2002-in-canada-comment-by-the-president-of-the-catholic-wyd-2002-council |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/members/annual-plenary-assemblies/71-plenary-assembly-2000/1210-report-of-the-president-2000-plenary-meeting |title=Report of the President: 2000 Plenary Meeting |first=Gerald |last=Wiesner |author-link=Gerald Wiesner |date=October 11, 2000 |website=www.cccb.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] |access-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011210000/http://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/members/annual-plenary-assemblies/71-plenary-assembly-2000/1210-report-of-the-president-2000-plenary-meeting |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/02/24/let_there_be_salt_light.html |title=Let there be (Salt +) Light |first1=Ron |last1=Csillag |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=August 31, 2016 |date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913195057/https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/02/24/let_there_be_salt_light.html |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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== Vatican ==
== Conflict with David Domet ==
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Rosica served as the Vatican's English language spokesperson for the transition in the papacy during February and March, 2013<ref name="torontoobserver.atik.2013.03.31"/> and as media advisor at the [[Holy See|Vatican]] for the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|October 2018 Synod of Bishops]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Rev. Thomas Rosica Earns New Vatican Appointment |url=https://www.sjfc.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/fall-2018/rosica-earns-new-vatican-appointment/ |date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |publisher=[[St. John Fisher College]] |website=www.sjfc.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531123611/https://www.sjfc.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/fall-2018/rosica-earns-new-vatican-appointment/ |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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On February 17, 2015 Rosica issued a [[cease and desist]] letter against David Domet, of the Catholic blog "Vox Cantoris", accusing Domet of having made false and defamatory statements about Rosica.<ref name="Crux_2015.03.04">{{cite news | title = Priest who does Vatican PR says he won’t sue conservative blogger | date = March 4, 2015 | first = Inés | last = San Martín | url = https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/04/priest-who-does-vatican-pr-says-he-wont-sue-conservative-blogger/ | newspaper=[[Crux (online newspaper)|Crux]] | access-date = September 29, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081112/https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/04/priest-who-does-vatican-pr-says-he-wont-sue-conservative-blogger/ | archive-date = September 30, 2018 | dead-url = no | via = cruxnow.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Crux_2015.03.04" />


== Plagiarism and retracted publications ==
On March 4, 2015 Rosica announced in his blog that his intention was not to sue Domet, but to make him "cease and desist the frivolous calumny."<ref name="Crux_2015.03.04" /> Rosica explained that the legal firm, offering its service ''[[pro bono]]'' to him, had issued the letter on his behalf, and that he considered the matter "closed."<ref>{{cite web |title=A Message from Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB | date = March 4, 2015 | first = Thomas | last = Rosica | url = http://saltandlighttv.org/blogfeed/getpost.php?id=61734 | publisher = [[Salt + Light Television]] | access-date = September 29, 2018 | website = saltandlighttv.org | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225456/http://saltandlighttv.org/blogfeed/getpost.php?id=61734 | archive-date = August 17, 2018 | dead-url = yes}}</ref>
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Since 2015, Rosica has regularly been accused of plagiarism in his publications, blog postings, and speeches.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dougherty |first1=M. V. |last2=Hochschild |first2=Joshua P. |date=15 April 2019 |title=Tracking Father Rosica's (Very) Long History of Plagiarism |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/tracking-father-rosicas-very-long-history-of-plagiarism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://perma.cc/AX3P-NTFJ |archive-date=28 February 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022 |newspaper=[[National Post]]}}</ref> On February 17, 2015 Rosica issued a [[cease and desist]] letter against David Domet, of the Catholic blog ''Vox Cantoris'', accusing the blogger of having made false and defamatory statements.<ref name="Crux_2015.03.04">{{cite news |title=Priest who does Vatican PR says he won't sue conservative blogger |date=March 4, 2015 |first=Inés |last=San Martín |url=https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/04/priest-who-does-vatican-pr-says-he-wont-sue-conservative-blogger/ |newspaper=[[Crux (online newspaper)|Crux]] |access-date=September 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081112/https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/04/priest-who-does-vatican-pr-says-he-wont-sue-conservative-blogger/ |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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In February 2019, Rosica stepped down from the governing boards of [[University of St. Michael's College]] in Toronto, [[St. John Fisher College]] in New York and [[University of St. Thomas (Texas)|University of St. Thomas]] in Houston because of plagiarism accusations.<ref name="Conlon190225">{{cite news |last1=Conlon |first1=Mickey |title=Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike's following plagiarism revelations |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29058-fr-rosica-resigns-from-st-mike-s-following-plagiarism-revelations |access-date=May 31, 2019 |work=[[The Catholic Register]] |date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531122931/https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29058-fr-rosica-resigns-from-st-mike-s-following-plagiarism-revelations |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, Rosica went on sabbatical from the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/20190314 |title=Statement of the Board of Directors Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation |date=March 14, 2019 |publisher=[[Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation]] |access-date=May 24, 2019 |website=saltandlighttv.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604014737/https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/20190314 |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> he resigned as CEO in June.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Statement of the Board of Directors of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation |url=https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/ |website=saltandlighttv.org |accessdate=June 18, 2019 |date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> That same month, the [[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] announced that it had retracted Rosica's works published by the CCCB because the works "failed to provide all the appropriate citations, as well as bibliographic references, and did not acknowledge a number of original sources".<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/announcements/5127-notice-of-retraction |title=Notice of Retraction |date=June 21, 2019 |website=[[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] |access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> Rosica took full responsibility for the "lack of oversight."<ref name="Conlon190225" />
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== Vatican ==

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Rosica served as the Vatican's English language spokesperson for the transition in the papacy during February and March, 2013<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ | title = Toronto's man at the Vatican: Father Thomas Rosica | last = Atik | first = Tamar | date = March 31, 2013 | work = The Toronto Observer | via = torontoobserver.ca | access-date = August 31, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160915030029/http://torontoobserver.ca/2013/03/31/torontos-man-at-the-vatican-father-thomas-rosica/ | archive-date = September 15, 2016 | dead-url = no}}</ref> and as media advisor at the [[Holy See|Vatican]] for the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|October 2018 Synod of Bishops]].<ref>{{Cite press release | title = Rev. Thomas Rosica Earns New Vatican Appointment | url = https://www.sjfc.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/fall-2018/rosica-earns-new-vatican-appointment/ | date = September 24, 2018 | access-date = May 31, 2019 | publisher = [[St. John Fisher College]] | website = www.sjfc.edu | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190531123611/https://www.sjfc.edu/news-and-events/news-archive/fall-2018/rosica-earns-new-vatican-appointment/ | archive-date = May 31, 2019 | dead-url = no}}</ref>
In 2020, Rosica's plagiarism was found to extend to text that he [[ghostwriter|ghostwrote]] for Cardinal [[Marc Ouellet]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/new-revelations-in-the-serial-plagiarism-of-a-canadian-priest-extend-to-his-role-as-ghostwriter-for-vatican-figure/ |title=Toronto priest plagiarized when ghostwriting for Canada's most senior Vatican figure: new book |date=2020-08-27 |newspaper=[[National Post]]}}</ref>


In 2022, new plagiarism accusations were brought against Rosica concerning two new articles published in ''Il Sismografo'', a Vatican-based [[news aggregator]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brockhaus |first=Hannah |date=18 October 2022 |title=Father Thomas Rosica accused of plagiarism in new article on Vatican II |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252574/father-thomas-rosica-accused-of-plagiarism-in-new-article-on-vatican-ii |agency=[[Catholic News Agency]]}}</ref>
== Accusations of Plagiarism ==
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In February 2019, Rosica stepped down from the governing boards of [[University of St. Michael's College]] in Toronto, [[St. John Fisher College]] in New York and [[University of St. Thomas (Texas)|University of St. Thomas]] in Houston following accusations of plagiarism.<ref name=Conlon190225>{{cite news | last1 = Conlon | first1 = Mickey | title = Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike’s following plagiarism revelations | url = https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29058-fr-rosica-resigns-from-st-mike-s-following-plagiarism-revelations | access-date=May 31, 2019 | work = [[The Catholic Register]] | date = February 25, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190531122931/https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29058-fr-rosica-resigns-from-st-mike-s-following-plagiarism-revelations | archive-date = May 31, 2019 | dead-url = no}}</ref> In March 2019, Rosica went on sabbatical from the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation for "several months of rest and renewal."<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/20190314 | title = Statement of the Board of Directors Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation | date = March 14, 2019 | publisher = [[Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation]] | access-date = May 24, 2019 | website = saltandlighttv.org | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190604014737/https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/20190314 | archive-date = June 4, 2019 | dead-url = no}}</ref> On June 17, 2019, the board of directors of Salt and Light accepted Rosica's resignation as CEO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement of the Board of Directors of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation |url=https://saltandlighttv.org/statements/ |website=saltandlighttv.org |accessdate=June 18, 2019 |date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> On June 21, 2019, the [[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] announced that it retracted Rosica's works published by the CCCB because the works "failed to provide all the appropriate citations, as well as bibliographic references, and did not acknowledge a number of original sources".<ref>{{Cite press release | url = https://www.cccb.ca/site/eng/media-room/announcements/5127-notice-of-retraction | title = Notice of Retraction | date = June 21, 2019 | website = [[Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops]] | via = www.cccb.ca | access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> Rosica said, "I realize that I was not prudent nor vigilant with several of the texts that have surfaced and I will be very vigilant with future texts and compositions. I take full responsibility for my lack of oversight and do not place the blame on anyone else but myself."<ref name=Conlon190225 />


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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.saltandlighttv.org/ Official Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190602015530/https://saltandlighttv.org/about/rosica.php Rosica's profile page at Salt+Light] (June 2019 archive copy)
* {{IMDB name|nm4257130}}


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Latest revision as of 21:54, 11 December 2023

The Reverend

Thomas Michael Rosica

C.S.B.
Man in a black cassock with a clerical collar standing with his clasped-hands hanging in front. He has a gentle expression on his face.
ChurchCatholic, Latin Church
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination19 April 1986
Personal details
Born (1959-03-03) 3 March 1959 (age 65)
Rochester, New York, US
OccupationCatholic priest
Education

Thomas Michael Rosica, C.S.B. (born March 3, 1959) is an American Catholic priest, author, and Basilian Father. He was formerly chief executive officer of Salt + Light Catholic Media Foundation, English-language media attaché of the Holy See Press Office,[1] and president of Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario.[2] He resigned from Salt + Light and other positions in 2019 following substantiated allegations of plagiarism.[3][4]

Education

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Rosica has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian from St. John Fisher College, in Pittsford, New York. He then 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 Archéologique Française de Jérusalem.[5]

World Youth Day 2002 and Salt + Light Television

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Rosica 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]

Vatican

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Rosica served as the Vatican's English language spokesperson for the transition in the papacy during February and March, 2013[1] and as media advisor at the Vatican for the October 2018 Synod of Bishops.[9]

Plagiarism and retracted publications

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Since 2015, Rosica has regularly been accused of plagiarism in his publications, blog postings, and speeches.[10] On February 17, 2015 Rosica issued a cease and desist letter against David Domet, of the Catholic blog Vox Cantoris, accusing the blogger of having made false and defamatory statements.[11]

In February 2019, Rosica stepped down from the governing boards of University of St. Michael's College in Toronto, St. John Fisher College in New York and University of St. Thomas in Houston because of plagiarism accusations.[3] In March 2019, Rosica went on sabbatical from the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation;[12] he resigned as CEO in June.[4] That same month, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that it had retracted Rosica's works published by the CCCB because the works "failed to provide all the appropriate citations, as well as bibliographic references, and did not acknowledge a number of original sources".[13] Rosica took full responsibility for the "lack of oversight."[3]

In 2020, Rosica's plagiarism was found to extend to text that he ghostwrote for Cardinal Marc Ouellet.[14]

In 2022, new plagiarism accusations were brought against Rosica concerning two new articles published in Il Sismografo, a Vatican-based news aggregator.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b Atik, Tamar (31 March 2013). "Toronto's man at the Vatican: Father Thomas Rosica". Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016 – via torontoobserver.ca.
  2. ^ Caton, Mary (8 March 2019). "Assumption University to review Rosica's published works". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Conlon, Mickey (25 February 2019). "Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike's following plagiarism revelations". The Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Statement of the Board of Directors of the Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation". saltandlighttv.org. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ Rosica, Thomas (28 July 2014). "The Future of Catholic Media: An Interview with Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B." America (Interview). Interviewed by Sean Salai. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ Meagher, Anthony G. (19 August 2000). "World Youth Day 2002 in Canada: Comment by the President of the Catholic WYD 2002 Council". www.cccb.ca. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ Wiesner, Gerald (11 October 2000). "Report of the President: 2000 Plenary Meeting". www.cccb.ca. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ Csillag, Ron (24 February 2011). "Let there be (Salt +) Light". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Rev. Thomas Rosica Earns New Vatican Appointment". www.sjfc.edu (Press release). St. John Fisher College. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ^ Dougherty, M. V.; Hochschild, Joshua P. (15 April 2019). "Tracking Father Rosica's (Very) Long History of Plagiarism". National Post. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  11. ^ San Martín, Inés (4 March 2015). "Priest who does Vatican PR says he won't sue conservative blogger". Crux. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Statement of the Board of Directors Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation". saltandlighttv.org. Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Notice of Retraction". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (Press release). 21 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Toronto priest plagiarized when ghostwriting for Canada's most senior Vatican figure: new book". National Post. 27 August 2020.
  15. ^ Brockhaus, Hannah (18 October 2022). "Father Thomas Rosica accused of plagiarism in new article on Vatican II". Catholic News Agency.
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