Jubilee of Hope for Teenagers
March 21st, 2025Encounter Christ: A Night of Faith, Worship and Community Join us for an unforgettable evening of faith, reflection and community, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. This Jubilee event begins with a Mass at the […]
Jubilee of Hope for the Sick and Healthcare Workers
March 20th, 2025As part of the Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope, the Vatican has designated special days to honor those who bring hope and healing to the world. All those who are sick and healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, volunteers in the health sector, pastoral health workers, etc.) are particularly invited to this jubilee […]
San Jose Car & Truck Show set to celebrate 10th anniversary as Snyder Center fundraiser
March 19th, 2025By Joe DeSalvo Special to St. Augustine Catholic Organizers of the San Jose Car & Truck Show are driven to make the upcoming 10th anniversary event a special one as it’ll be a day of celebration and reflection for what has become one of the most popular judged shows on the First Coast. The San Jose show, which debuted with a modest field […]
24 Hours for the Lord: Encountering God’s Mercy in the Jubilee of Hope
March 14th, 2025March 28-29 in parishes of the Diocese of St. Augustine Pope Francis has chosen a meaningful theme for the 12th edition of 24 Hours for the Lord, held in the context of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025: “You are my hope” (Ps 71:5). This theme reflects the heart of the Jubilee Year, inspired by “Spes […]
Francis’ Papacy: A Mission, Not a Job
March 13th, 2025ROME (OSV News, March 13, 2025) – As Pope Francis marks the 12th anniversary of his election while recovering in the hospital, his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, reflects on the pontiff’s enduring witness. Ivereigh likens Francis’ leadership to that of St. John Paul II, noting his commitment to serving the Church despite physical frailty—even from a […]
St. Joseph Novena Guides those ‘on the path to adoption’
March 10th, 2025 By Gina Christian (OSV News) – The faithful are invited to pray for those whose lives are touched by adoption, seeking the intercession of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced its annual March 10-18 “Novena to St. Joseph For Those on the Path to Adoption,” ahead of […]
Welcoming 952 People as they Journey to Easter
March 3rd, 2025By Erin McGeever In addition to the three disciplines of Lent—prayer, almsgiving and fasting—Lent is also a privileged time of final preparation for those entering the Catholic Church at Easter. The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is the process by which persons of catechetical age (7 and older) complete their full initiation into […]
Father William C. Mooney, dedicated pastor dies at 84
February 27th, 2025Father William C. Mooney, a devoted priest of the Diocese of St. Augustine and the last of the Irish missionary pastors to serve in the diocese, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. He was 84. Born May 2, 1940, in County Sligo, Ireland, to Dominic and Mary Mooney, he was one of 15 children, all preceding […]
Father William “Bill” Kelly, longtime Jacksonville Beach pastor, dies at 90
February 27th, 2025Father William “Bill” Kelly, a beloved Catholic priest whose ministry spanned more than half a century in Florida, died Feb. 25, 2025. Father Kelly was best known as the pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville Beach for nearly 40 years, where he oversaw tremendous growth and became a cherished leader in the community. Born in Castlerea, Ireland, […]
Sisters of St. Joseph Mark 160 years in Florida
February 26th, 2025By Linda Reeves of Florida Catholic Media Called to service, eight young sisters clad in black habits sailed across the Atlantic to America during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War not knowing the challenges they would face, but leaving it in God’s hands, and as it turns out, they made it through and did […]
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