Tag: Florida
Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled...
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the...
More states move to copy ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid reports of inhumane...
A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal...
Ahead of Hurricane Milton, St. Petersburg priest checks in with neighbors
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A St. Petersburg priest who is also president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors took time out...
Diocese of Orlando supports Father Fidel Rodriguez after biting a woman...
A Florida priest has admitted to biting a woman who attempted to receive holy Communion in what he -- and eyewitnesses -- said was...
Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of the Heartbeat Protection Act...
A law prohibiting elective abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect May 1 in Florida, as that state also faces a ballot...
Accuser retracts sexual misconduct accusations; Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist...
A Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist has been restored to ministry after accusations of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor were retracted by...
‘I forgive you. I pray for you,’ Florida inmate says in...
Before he became Florida's sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct....
Florida bishops argue state-sanctioned killing fuels ‘growing societal disrespect’ for life...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- At the beginning of the 10th month of 2023, Florida might execute its sixth death-row inmate of the year; a person...
Matthew Knee, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida,...
Catholic aid workers are rolling up their sleeves to help tens of thousands after Tropical Storm Idalia slammed into the nation's Southeast.
"I just feel...
Bishop Erik T. Pohlmeier of St. Augustine, Fla., prays for the...
A Florida Catholic bishop condemned a racially motivated shooting that took place late Aug. 26 at a Dollar General store Aug. 26 in Jacksonville,...