ORLANDO | Not only does the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center provide focused attention for Catholics looking to harness their faith, the location is a natural wonder of calm lakefront views, magnificent Catholic architecture, and acres of secluded grounds — all orchestrated by helpfu… Read more
MIAMI | Whatever their political leanings may have been, members of South Florida's Haitian-American community were left saddened by the inexplicable and as yet unsolved assassination of Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down in the bedroom of his residence early July 7. Read more
MIAMI | One month after the tragic Surfside condo collapse there is seemingly a heaviness at the ever-evolving "wall of remembrance" near the site where the building once stood. Read more
ORLANDO | Keeping in tune with his conservative track record, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struck down legislative bills that would have given juvenile offenders a second chance at a clean slate (SB 274) and would have given high school students the opportunity to partake in classes about lea… Read more
This July, the Florida Catholic is embarking on a video series that explores different spirituality centers and architecture of local Catholic institutions and churches. The first installment highlights Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center in Venice. To view this video … Read more
DORAL | Three decades have passed since Mother Adela Galindo founded the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the first and only religious community begun in the Archdiocese of Miami. Since its humble beginning with a handful of sisters, the congregation has grown to encompass… Read more
MIAMI BEACH | Hope Sadowski knew, when she heard about the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, that Hilda Noriega, her 92-year-old fellow parishioner at St. Joseph, might be among the dead. Read more
SURFSIDE | There’s a saying among disaster relief professionals, said Peter Routsis-Arroyo: “You’ve seen one disaster … you’ve seen one disaster.” Read more
Father Christopher Marino says he had never lived a moment like that. A chaplain for the City of Miami Fire Rescue for four years now, the rector of St. Mary Cathedral was at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse July 1 when search and rescue crews located the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. Read more
MIAMI | Two photos sum up the tragedy of the collapse of a condominium in Surfside: one, more generic, of the piles of rubble and dust left behind; another, poignantly personal, of six women smiling in front of a colorful backdrop of sunflowers. Read more
After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski told CBS4 Miami July 2, “It’s quite shocking to see.” Read more
MIAMI (CNS) — Following the sudden collapse of a multistory building with people trapped inside,... Read more
SURFSIDE, Fla. | After girding themselves with eucharistic adoration, rosary, songs and reflections, the teens, young adults and parish community of St. Joseph stepped out into the night air to solemnly walk to Surfside's new ground zero. Read more
MIAMI BEACH | It is an understatement to say the people and staff of St. Joseph Parish will be living the crisis of the Surfside condominium collapse in a most intimate way for some time to come. Read more
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