Florida Bishops Praise Upholding of 24-Hour Abortion Reflection Period
April 13th, 2022The Catholic bishops of Florida are elated to see the ruling by Judge Angela Dempsey of the Second Judicial Circuit Court upholding a 2015 state law that gives women 24 hours to reflect on information provided by physicians before proceeding with abortions. On April 8, 2022, Judge Dempsey granted the state’s motion for summary judgment, […]
A Guide to Holy Week
April 12th, 2022Catholics throughout the Diocese of St. Augustine are preparing themselves for liturgical celebrations for Holy Week, the most solemn week on the church’s calendar. The following is a calendar of Holy Week liturgical celebrations presided by Bishop Estévez: April 10Palm Sunday of the Passion of the LordHoly Week began yesterday on Palm Sunday of the […]
A Holy Week Message from Bishop Felipe J. Estévez
April 12th, 2022During Holy Week this year, I invite you and all of the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of St. Augustine to pray for peace in Ukraine and an end to the unwarranted incursion by Russia into this country. It was in 1917 that Our Lady of Fatima appeared and requested prayers for the conversion of […]
What You Need to Know About Consecration of Humanity by the Holy Father
March 23rd, 2022By Catholic News Agency Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, this Friday, March 25, with the celebration of confession at 5 p.m. (noon EST) followed by the consecration at 6:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. EST). What does that mean exactly, and why is this significant? Here’s what you need […]
Bishop Estévez Joins the Holy Father for the Act of Consecration for Humanity
March 22nd, 2022While the Holy Father consecrates all of humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this Friday, March 25, Bishop Felipe Estévez will make the Act of Consecration for the Diocese of St. Augustine at noon that day. It will be livestreamed from the Sacred Heart Chapel at the Catholic Center in Jacksonville. To view the […]
Pope will consecrate humanity, ‘especially Russia and Ukraine,’ to Mary
March 22nd, 2022by Cindy Wooden / Catholic News Service While Pope Francis and bishops around the world will consecrate themselves and all humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, they will include the phrase, “especially Russia and Ukraine.” In the text of the pope’s prayer sent to chanceries around the globe so that bishops can join the […]
Historian for the Sisters of St. Joseph Dies at 95
March 21st, 2022Sister of St. Joseph Thomas Joseph McGoldrick, 95, died on March 18, 2022. Born on August 11, 1926, in Queens County, Long Island, N.Y. and named Lauretta Elizabeth, she grew up in New York until she moved to St. Augustine where she was a resident student of St. Joseph Academy her junior and senior years […]
Holy Father Leads Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
March 18th, 2022Due to the tragic events continuing to unfold in Ukraine, Pope Francis will lead an Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Feast of the Annunciation on March 25. The Holy Father is inviting the bishops of the world and their priests to join in this act […]
Who was St. Patrick?
March 17th, 2022by Sue Parker and art by Matt Watters St. Patrick, the beloved patron of Ireland, is renowned as the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland, who used the three-leaflet shamrock to teach about the Trinity and who wrote the often-recited prayer that begins, Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me. But did you […]
Why do some Catholics challenge good Samaritans?
March 9th, 2022By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio As retired bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, I, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, have a long history of service to immigrants beginning with my first priestly days. I am happy to be able to continue to serve the cause of migrants in my retirement. So, I begin this series of articles titled […]
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