National Prayer Vigil for Life In Nation’s Capital, January 23-24
January 22nd, 2020WASHINGTON—The National Prayer Vigil for Life will be held from Thursday, January 23 to Friday, January 24, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Over 20,000 pilgrims from around the nation are expected to gather there and pray for an end to abortion before the annual March for Life on the […]
9 Days for Life Unites Catholics Nationwide in Prayer for the Protection of Life
January 17th, 2020WASHINGTON—Catholics nationwide are preparing to pray 9 Days for Life, the annual pro-life novena beginning this year on January 21. In the Catholic Church, a ‘novena’ consists of prayers or actions over nine successive days. The pro-life novena is an opportunity for recollection and reparation in observation of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the Supreme […]
A Renewed Call to a Culture of Life on the Tragic Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 16th, 2020Bishop Felipe Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine joined the Catholic Bishops of Florida in releasing the following statement in somber recognition of the 47th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. In Catholic dioceses in the U.S., Jan. 22 is designated a Day of Prayer for the legal protection of […]
Updated Statement on McCarrick Residing in the Diocese
January 8th, 2020Rumors that the former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has moved to Jacksonville and is staying at a priest retirement facility in the Diocese of St. Augustine are absolutely false. The diocese has made no arrangements for McCarrick to stay at any of its church-owned properties. The diocese does not know the whereabouts of McCarrick, and it […]
Christmas Giving and Receiving
January 3rd, 2020By Lorraine Thompson This past Christmas season was full of giving back, being generous and serving those in need. Despite a setback, one parish in the Diocese of St. Augustine still managed to answer to call to holiday service. Each year parishioners and visitors to St. Anastasia Catholic Church on Anastasia Island participate in a […]
National Migration Week is Jan. 5-11
January 2nd, 2020Globally, there are more than 70 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to political instability, violence, and economic hardship. Pope Francis has challenged people to move from a culture of “indifference” to a culture of solidarity, which will help them to embrace the poor and marginalized, and those struggling to […]
A Celebration of the Notre-Dame Cathedral
January 2nd, 2020On April 15, 2019, the world watched in horror as the Notre-Dame Cathedral was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire. A new book titled, Notre Dame de Pari: a Celebration of the Cathedral by Kathy Borrus, offers a fascinating look at this landmark cathedral for the last nine centuries. It has stood as a silent witness […]
TV Host Peter Herbeck to speak at 2020 Holy Spirit Healing Conference
December 17th, 2019All are welcome to celebrate the healing, love and refreshment of the Holy Spirit at the 2020 Holy Spirit Conference Jan. 24-25 at Holy Faith Catholic Church in Gainesville. The theme for this event is “…I will fill this house with glory” (Haggai 2:7B). The conference will begin Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s events […]
U.S. Bishop Chairmen Applaud Passage of Legislation Protecting Immigrant Farmworkers and U.S. Agricultural Industry
December 16th, 2019December 13, 2019 WASHINGTON— Two bishops who chair committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) applauded the passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 5038). Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop […]
Camp I Am Special Hosts Christmas “Mini-Camp”
December 16th, 2019Forty-five campers and their buddies experienced a day filled with Christmas cheer at Camp I Am Special’s annual Christmas “Mini-Camp.” The kids had a day full of Christmas crafts, reindeer games and more, giving their parents and guardians a day off for Christmas shopping and decorating. Students from Bishop Kenny High School’s St. Vincent de […]
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