USCCB Chairman Issues Labor Day Statement
August 29th, 2019Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice in Florida, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issues a statement on the one-hundred-year-old United States Bishops’ Program of Social Reconstruction.
Diocese Hosts First Rosary Congress
August 26th, 2019The Diocese of St. Augustine will host its first Rosary Congress that will occur in nine different parishes over eight days, Sept. 27 through Oct. 4.
Dr. Kathleen Deagan is Guest Speaker for Augustinian Day
August 19th, 2019August 28 is the feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo, our diocesan namesake and one of the greatest Doctors of the Church. To commemorate the day, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine will host an Augustinian Address with noted historian and archeologist Dr. Kathleen Deagan as guest speaker.
Confraternity of Our Lady of La Leche Reinstated
August 9th, 2019452 years ago, the Confraternity of Our Lady of La Leche was founded to evangelize and grow in faith through devotion to Our Lady of La Leche, the Nursing Mother. And centuries later, the Confraternity will be reestablished in the Diocese of St. Augustine
Prayer Vigils to be Held Around the Diocese for Execution Victim
August 6th, 2019Gary Ray Bowles is scheduled to be executed on August 22 at 6 p.m. Bowles was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to the 1994 murder of Walter Hinton in Duval County, Fla. He also confessed to five other murders, and is serving life sentences for two of those. His death warrant is the second to be […]
World Refugee Day 2019
June 21st, 2019WASHINGTON— Thursday, June 20 was World Refugee Day which is observed in the United States and around the world. World Refugee Day, first celebrated in 2000, is designed to increase awareness of refugees.
Governor DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Gary Ray Bowles
June 20th, 2019Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed his second death warrant last Tuesday for the execution of Gary Ray Bowles.
Religious Freedom Week 2019: Strength in Hope
June 19th, 2019Religious Freedom Week 2019: Strength in Hope takes place from June 22 to 29. The Week begins with the Feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More, ends with the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, and includes the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. This year’s Religious Freedom Week is also […]
Bishops OK plan to implement ‘motu proprio’ on addressing abuse
June 14th, 2019Baltimore (CNS) The U.S. bishops approved a plan to implement the “motu proprio” “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” (“You are the light of the world”) issued in May by Pope Francis to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable. The “motu proprio” was one of the measures that came […]
The Hurricane Lady
June 14th, 2019The start of June marks the start of hurricane season, which means it’s time to prepare your home and family against hurricane damage. But putting up shutters and stocking up on non-perishable food isn’t the only way to get ready for tropical storm season.
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