Emergency Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Laura, California Wildfires
September 9th, 2020The Diocese of St. Augustine will join dioceses across the country in taking up a voluntary special collection for the humanitarian, long-term recovery, and church needs arising from the increasing number of natural disasters in the United States. “The traditional storm season has only just begun, and already we have witnessed the devastating impact of […]
Bishop Chairman Issues Labor Day Statement on Rebuilding a Dignified Post-COVID World
September 4th, 2020WASHINGTON – Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the annual Labor Day statement on rebuilding after the devastation of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. “This Labor Day is a somber one,” Archbishop Coakley noted. […]
Children of Rural Farm Workers Get Back-to-School Surprise
September 1st, 2020The start of the school year has been a difficult one for many families – deciding between in-person or online learning, adapting to COVID-19 precautions, transitioning back to school after so many months away. Now imagine facing those challenges on top of not having access to the necessary school supplies. But thanks to Catholic Charities […]
Bishop Chairmen Issue Statement for Fifth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
September 1st, 2020WASHINGTON – Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, respective chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, issued a pastoral message for the annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: “September […]
In Wake of Kenosha Violence, U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Committee Against Racism Urges Day of Prayer and Fasting
August 28th, 2020This Friday, August 28 marks the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington where Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. In this historic address, he proclaimed that when the builders of our nation wrote the words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, “they were signing […]
Season of Creation Unites Global Faith Community
August 25th, 2020By Savanna Kearney Photo: Christ the King students Cameron Pickering, Charles Brown and Dylan Hernandez tend to the school’s community garden. (photo by St. Augustine Catholic/Woody Huband) While nearly every person in the world is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis comes into view – our environment. As Christians, we are called to care […]
Bishop Estévez Blesses St. Clare Early Learning Center
August 24th, 2020Amid construction of new homes, St. Clare Early Learning Center’s bright red roof stands as a beacon. The center was built to give children ages 6 weeks to 4 years old living in Wildlight, a master-planned community, a high-quality, faith-based education. The school officially opened on Monday, August 10, and currently, 23 students are enrolled. […]
Archbishop Wenski: Supreme Court decision on aid to religious schools is a blow against anti-Catholicism
August 21st, 2020By Archbishop Thomas Wenski Photo: Father Kenneth Zach, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa, N.Y., chats with third graders on Jan. 28 during his visit to the parish school. In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana’s state scholarship aid program violated the […]
San Jose Car & Truck Show’s record turnout generates $10,000 for the Bishop Snyder Community Center
August 19th, 2020By Joe DeSalvo Despite a blazing summer sun and an ongoing pandemic, car enthusiasts were ready to show off their shiny customs and classics in record fashion at the San Jose Car & Truck Show at Dupont Station Shopping Center on Aug. 15. The fifth annual event, originally scheduled for April 4, had 93 registered […]
Diocese Welcomes Two New Transitional Deacons on Feast of the Assumption
August 19th, 2020Photo: (from left) Father Steven Zehler, director of vocations for the Diocese of St. Augustine, Rev. Mr. Michael Kieler, Bishop Felipe Estévez, and Rev. Mr. Michael Elias. (photo by Paul Luc Chokota) In a time of fear and uncertainty, the vocation of many men in the Diocese of St. Augustine remains steady. Although they were […]
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