Traveling ‘Pandemic Crucifix’ visiting Ascension St. Vincent’s
August 6th, 2021Ascension’s traveling ‘pandemic crucifix’ is visiting Ascension St. Vincent’s hospitals from Tuesday, August 10 to Friday, August 13. Last December, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis visited Ascension’s offices in St. Louis and offered a special blessing for those who serve its Mission across the United States. The archbishop presented Ascension with a […]
Augustinian Day Honors Diocese’s Namesake
August 6th, 2021Celebrate the feast of St. Augustine of Hippo and the namesake of the diocese at this year’s Augustinian Day Address on Friday, Aug. 27 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. Vespers begin at 6 p.m., followed by the address at 7 p.m. This year’s featured speaker is Andrew Dinan, Ph.D., an associate professor of […]
Founder’s Day Celebrates America’s First Parish and City
August 6th, 2021All are welcome to celebrate the founding of St. Augustine and the establishment of the Catholic faith on these shores. The 456th Founder’s Day celebration is Saturday, Sept. 4, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Parking is free. Sponsored by […]
Revised COVID-19 Plans for Catholic Schools
August 2nd, 2021After receiving the Executive Order (21-175) Ensuring the Parents’ Freedom to Choose – Masks in Schools, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday, July 30, 2021, Bishop Felipe Estévez and Deacon Scott Conway, superintendent of Catholic Schools, revised a COVID-19 safety plan for Catholic Schools in the Diocese of St. Augustine. The original plan released […]
St. Johns County Celebrates 200 Years
July 22nd, 2021On July 21, 1821, General Andrew Jackson, governor of the territory of Florida, established St. Johns County. Two hundred years later, St. Johns County is still being celebrated for its many accomplishments. On July 21, county officials opened a time capsule to mark the bicentennial celebration. It will be reopened in 50 years. The time […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s celebrates new hospital’s topping out
July 15th, 2021Ascension St. Vincent’s held a topping out ceremony for its new hospital in St. Johns County on Wednesday, July 14 at 9 a.m. Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County is located in the northeast quadrant of I-95 and County Road 210. A topping out typically marks the completion of a building’s concrete and steel structure. […]
Bishop Estévez, other Cuban American bishops call for solidarity, prayer, aid to Cuba
July 14th, 2021Bishop Felipe Estévez joined Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez (Archdiocese of Philadelphia), Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Cruz (Archdiocese of Newark), and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Octavio Cisneros (Diocese of Brooklyn) in issuing the following joint statement July 13 regarding recent protests in Cuba. *** “In dramatic and courageous images that have been seen throughout the world, the people […]
July 25 is the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
July 13th, 2021The decision to hold a World Day for Grandparents and Older People has come at a time marked by a pandemic and by the suffering of our older generations in recent months in every part of the world. Reports of elderly people having to die alone and then not even being given a funeral have […]
U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chairman Responds to Outcome of Supreme Court Case on Migrant Protection Protocols
June 25th, 2021On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed Mayorkas v. Innovation Law Lab and ordered that the lower court’s judgment be vacated as moot. Additionally, the Court denied a motion to intervene filed by the States of Texas, Missouri, and Arizona. The case challenged the legality of the Migrant Protection Protocols […]
Bishop Kenny High School Grad Receives National Scouting Scholarship
June 24th, 2021Congratulations to recent Bishop Kenny graduate and Christ the King parishioner, David Hoyt, who recently received a $2,000 scholarship by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting® (NCCS) through the Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship Fund. This year eight service scholarships totaling $22,000 were awarded nationwide to recognize scouts for outstanding service and leadership in […]
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