Tag: Florida
Bishop Gregory Parkes of St. Petersburg, Fla., offers prayers as Hurricane...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As the Tampa Bay area on Florida's west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from...
Florida measure, approved by state house, would prohibit most abortions after...
WASHINGTON — In a 78-39 vote, Florida’s House of Representatives Feb. 17 approved a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
A companion...
Florida sidewalk advocacy aims to reach women planning on abortion
WEST PARK, Fla. — Libby Johnson, a retired delivery room nurse, has prayed near a Miramar, Fla., abortion clinic for the past six years...
Florida Catholic bishops urge Gov. DeSantis to commute man’s death sentence
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to commute the death sentence to life in prison for...
Abortion, school choice, environment among topics at ‘Catholic Days’ in Florida
WASHINGTON -- Florida Catholics had nothing but positive, faith-driven change for their home state on their minds as they met with legislators in Tallahassee...
Florida hurricane victims: A Thanksgiving trek for those still in need...
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. -- Moved by their own good fortune at dodging recent hurricanes, a Miami community expressed their gratitude by sending a convoy...
Dioceses offer prayers as Hurricane Michael unleashes fury on Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- With EMS service suspended in some parts of Florida as Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10 in the state's panhandle...