Man Crashes into Ocala Parish and Starts Fire
July 15, 2020
PHOTO: Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, Fla., is seen July 13, 2020, after it was set ablaze by a suspect who drove his… Read More
USCCB Chairmen Welcome Supreme Court Decision Preserving the Religious Liberty of Little Sisters
July 8, 2020
PHOTO: In this 2016 file photo, Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, mother provincial of the Denver-based Little Sisters of the Poor, speaks to the media outside… Read More
USCCB Chairmen Praise Supreme Court Decision Recognizing the Right of the Church to Choose Its Own Leaders
July 8, 2020
PHOTO: Demonstrators in Washington hold a large cross outside the U.S. Supreme Court July 8, 2020. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) WASHINGTON –The Supreme Court of… Read More
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops Statement on Recent Abortion Law
July 2, 2020
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops thanks Governor Ron DeSantis for signing into law today SB 404, a bill that requires parental consent before a… Read More
Bishop Chairman Calls on Administration to Reverse Course on Federal Executions
July 2, 2020
Following the U.S. Attorney General’s decision to set new federal execution dates for four federal death row inmates beginning July 13, 2020, and the decision… Read More
Recent Supreme Court Decision Supports Religious Liberty
July 2, 2020
PHOTO: Montana resident Kendra Espinoza, a key plaintiff in a religious rights case involving school choice, poses for a photo in front of the U.S. Read More
U.S. Bishops Respond to SCOTUS Decision on Abortion
June 29, 2020
On Monday, June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision in an abortion case out of Louisiana, June Medical Services v. Read More
U.S. Bishops Welcome Supreme Court Decision on DACA
June 29, 2020
On Thursday, June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion preventing the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Read More
Bishop Urges Compassion on World Refugee Day
June 19, 2020
First observed 20 years ago, World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world on June 20. According to a recent news release from U.S. Read More
Diocese Celebrates Local Ordination and Universal Sanctification of Priests
June 17, 2020
This year, the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests will be celebrated Friday, June 19, just one day before the ordination of… Read More