USCCB Chairman Issues Labor Day Statement
August 29, 2019
Bishop 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. Read More
Diocese Hosts First Rosary Congress
August 26, 2019
The 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. Read More
Dr. Kathleen Deagan is Guest Speaker for Augustinian Day
August 19, 2019
August 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. Read More
Confraternity of Our Lady of La Leche Reinstated
August 9, 2019
452 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 Read More
Prayer Vigils to be Held Around the Diocese for Execution Victim
August 6, 2019
Gary 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 signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Read More
World Refugee Day 2019
June 21, 2019
WASHINGTON— 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. Read More
Governor DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Gary Ray Bowles
June 20, 2019
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed his second death warrant last Tuesday for the execution of Gary Ray Bowles. Read More
Religious Freedom Week 2019: Strength in Hope
June 19, 2019
Religious 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 notable in that it includes the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Read More
Bishops OK plan to implement ‘motu proprio’ on addressing abuse
June 14, 2019
Baltimore (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… Read More
The Hurricane Lady
June 14, 2019
The 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. Read More
