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Bishop's Letter
The following is a statement from Bishop Frank J. Dewane and the Diocese o f Venice regarding the June 24, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v Jackson. Read more
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News
VENICE | When the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Dobbs case was leaked last month, effectively overturning five decades of unlimi… Read more
LABELLE | The new Diocese of Venice Totus Tuus Summer Camp has been generating a lot of buzz as it moves from Parish to Parish each week. Hu… Read more
Sarasota Women’s Club grants awards Read more
WAUCHULA | St. Michael Parish has been busy! In mid-June, St. Michael Parish in Wauchula held day camps for children and evening missions for… Read more
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VENICE | The Diocese of Venice relies on dedicated men who have committed their lives to serving God. Three such men will be ordained to the… Read more
ARCADIA | Sister of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods Catherine Buster passed away June 26, 2022, in Indiana. She was 85 and had been a re… Read more
NAPLES | For the second time in as many months, the Venice Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (VDCCW) has started a new Council, this one in… Read more
BRADENTON | Not even a week out of school for the summer and a group of students were back on the campus of St. Joseph Catholic School in Br… Read more
NORTH PORT | A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Patrick C. Organ, Pastor for 31 years at San Pedro Parish in North Port, brought his fami… Read more
SARASOTA | Mary Dwyer quietly wept as she took part in a Corpus Christi procession at Incarnation Parish in Sarasota on June 19, 2022, the S… Read more
PALMETTO | As his wife and three sons looked on, Craig J. Dutka became a changed man, transforming from a member of the laity to a Permanent… Read more
“The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’ ‘The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of … Read more
VENICE | The Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher June 22, 2022, marks the start of Religious Freedom Week, a call by the U.S. Conferen… Read more
LAKE PLACID | Members of the John XXIII Parish Retreats Movement gathered at Campo San Jose Retreat Center in Lake Placid June 12, 2022, to … Read more
SARASOTA | The four Diocese of Venice Catholic high schools graduated 371 into the world during a four-week span from early May to early June 2022. Read more
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NAPLES | What do you get when upwards of 100 children gather for a special summer camp? A growth in Faith and lots of fun. Read more
NORTH PORT | The Diocese of Venice mourns the passing of Father Patrick C. Organ, who has served as Pastor of San Pedro Parish in North Port… Read more
LAKEWOOD RANCH | Hallie Monserez, 18, turned her tassel May 13, 2022, with 120 fellow students of the Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School’s… Read more
BRADENTON | Through the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Christian initiation is completed as the recipients become more perfectly bound to th… Read more
Sarasota school recognized Read more
