According to the federal government’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program is a foster care program that establishes legal responsibility, under state law, to ensure that unaccompanied refugee minors and other eligible children (such as children granted as… Read more
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ST. AUGUSTINE | Nearly 2,000 people marched through the historic streets of St. Augustine for the 16th annual March for Life Jan. 15, 2022, calling attention to protecting the unborn and other life issues. Read more
MIAMI | Due to an order issued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, some 16 facilities serving unaccompanied migrant children would have to close in the coming months, including the oldest children’s shelter in the state and probably the country: the Archdiocese of Miami’s Msgr. Bryan O. Wals… Read more
Need an app dedicated to Catholic news? Look no further than the Florida Catholic Media. This month the Florida Catholic Media introduced its app, which is free to download on Android and Apple devices. The content includes Florida Catholic stories and articles from Catholic News Service and Catholic News Agency. Read more
ORLANDO | In reflection of celebrating of five centuries of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest and professor described his homeland as a fertile grounds for the vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Read more
WINTER PARK | Catholics are marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christianity in the Philippines and sending up prayers of thanksgiving for the gift of faith this Advent during the Filipino’s worldwide, yearly celebration, Simbang Gabi. Read more
Two organizations with deep ties to south Florida received the St. Vincent de Paul Award during the major seminary’s annual Friends of the Seminary Gala, held Oct. 22, 2021. Msgr. José Luis Hernando, whose last parochial assignment before retiring was as pastor of St. Agnes Church in Key Biscayne, received the award on behalf of the Obra de Cooperación Sacerdotal Hispanoamericana. Read more
Father Eric Albertson said he felt called to serve God and country, and as a military chaplain he is doing just that. The U.S. Army colonel and Purple Heart recipient has served alongside troops in Iraq and other war zones and currently is stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and is the command chaplain for the U.S. Special Operations Command. Read more
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Right after high school, Sister Marlene Weidenborner entered the religious community of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, although she had no intention of staying. Read more
MIAMI GARDENS | Based on nominations made by the faithful in the Archdiocese of Miami, and after many rounds with different groups of judges, four pro-life efforts were honored with the first Walking with Moms awards during the Congreso Pro Vida, held Oct. 29-31 at St. Thomas University in M… Read more
MIAMI GARDENS | The Congreso Pro Vida, hosted by the archdiocese at the end of October, marked the culmination of a year-long Walking with Moms campaign carried out nationwide at the behest of the U.S. bishops. Read more
WASHINGTON | Evangelization "is fundamental to who we are as Christians," Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee said in a Nov. 3 interview about why he chose that topic for the first pastoral letter he has issued since becoming the shepherd of the church in Florida's panhandle in 2… Read more
ORLANDO | As confident a speaker as he is a seasoned musician, professional organist Peter Richard Conte greeted the hundreds in the audience there to enjoy the show with a brief introduction first before wowing them with his rendition of the Leonard Bernstein overture to Candide. The enti… Read more
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ST. AUGUSTINE | Although its pews were packed, there was a moment during Mass Oct. 10, 2021, when the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine held a solemn silence as a couple processed to the altar with two gold crowns. Read more
