CRS Responds to Beirut Explosion
August 11th, 2020Photo: A volunteer gathers supplies in Beirut Aug. 5, 2020, to be distributed to people affected by the previous day’s explosions. Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud said up to 300,000 people were homeless and that the blasts damaged nearly half the city. (CNS photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters) A massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, Aug. 4 resulted in an immediate need […]
Catholic Charities distributes nearly $400 million during COVID-19 crisis
August 11th, 2020St. Augustine, Fla. – Catholic Charities agencies distributed nearly $400 million in emergency COVID-19 assistance to people across the United States and the U.S. territories during the past four months. Emergency help consists primarily of food, rental assistance, personal protective equipment, baby supplies and emergency quarantine housing. Sister Donna Markham, president & CEO of Catholic Charities USA, […]
Local Men Discern the Priesthood at Vocations Retreat
August 6th, 2020With a record-six, new priests ordained for the Diocese of St. Augustine this year, momentum hasn’t slowed when it comes to local men discerning the priesthood. The diocesan Office of Vocations and Seminarians saw the largest turnout of young men ever to their annual Priest Discernment Retreat, held this year on August 1-2. Thirty-eight men, […]
Local Lebanese Catholics Grieve for Beirut Explosion
August 6th, 2020A massive explosion left at least 100 people dead, 5,000 injured, more than 250,000 homeless and hundreds missing at a port in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Tuesday, August 4. Those numbers are expected to rise as the search for survivors continues. While investigators are still looking into what triggered the explosion, it has […]
San Jose Car & Truck Show set for Aug. 15
August 4th, 2020The fifth annual San Jose Car & Truck Show, postponed four months ago by the coronavirus pandemic, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Dupont Station Shopping Center from 9 a.m. to noon. The event, originally planned for April 4, promises to be the biggest one yet with Key Buick GMC Hyundai Genesis and […]
Rest in Peace, Father Bernard Ahern
August 3rd, 2020Father Bernard Joseph Ahern, went home to the Lord on Friday morning, July 31, after suffering from a short illness. He was 93. He was a senior priest serving at St. Joseph Parish in Jacksonville. The son of Daniel Joseph Ahern and Elizabeth Nee KlaueAhern, Bernard was born on Oct. 30, 1926, in East Durham,N.Y. […]
Migration Chairman Calls for Prayers for Trafficking Survivors
July 30th, 2020The United Nations designated July 30 as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in 2013 to raise awareness of the devastating impact human trafficking has on women, men, and children and to promote survivors’ rights and human dignity. The international day is observed annually in the United States and throughout the world. There are […]
Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast Forms Unique Joint Venture with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company and Southeast Orthopedic Specialists
July 29th, 2020Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, part of Ascension, one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S, has signed an agreement with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo) to create a transformational healthcare platform that will improve the quality of musculoskeletal care and patient outcomes across North Florida. Through the partnership, Ascension Florida […]
Ascension St. Vincent’s selects location for St. Johns County hospital
July 24th, 2020Ascension St. Vincent’s has selected a property in the northeast quadrant of I-95 and County Road 210 for its new hospital in St. Johns County. The property is part of a mixed-use development known as Fountains at St. Johns. Construction is expected to begin this fall. The health system is investing $115 million and creating […]
Catholic Schools will Reopen August 19
July 23rd, 2020PHOTO: A student from Epiphany Catholic School in Lake City smiles while doing her work. (photo by St. Augustine Catholic/Woody Huband) In a letter to parents on Thursday, July 23, Deacon Scott Conway, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of St. Augustine, announced that Catholic schools would begin the new school year on August […]
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