Have you heard of Saint Luis Cáncer, one of Florida's first martyrs? Kathleen Naab de Tovar delves into the story behind this Spanish Catholic missionary and Dominican priest born in the late 15th century. He shared the Gospel through song and ended
The Florida Supreme Court on April 1 simultaneously upheld that the state's Constitution does not protect abortion access and allowed a proposed amendment seeking to do so to qualify for the state's November ballot.
In separate rulings, the Sunshine State's high court upheld
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Feb. 26 in cases challenging the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that seek to limit the ability of social media companies to moderate content on their platforms.
During almost four hours of argument, the justices
A Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist has been placed on administrative leave due to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor a decade ago.
Father Jerome Kaywell, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Punta Gorda, Florida, has been removed from his duties pending
A retired Florida Catholic priest and his sister were killed in a multi-location rampage that also took the life of another man, left two police officers injured and ended with the death of the suspect.
Father Robert Hoeffner and his sister, Sally Hoeffner,
A Mass marks the closing of diocesan phase of sainthood cause of Martyrs of La Florida. The group of nearly 60 martyrs includes Indigenous people who embraced the Catholic faith and died for it.
Before he became Florida's sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct. 3 with a message: "To Governor DeSantis and the Clemency Board: I love you. I forgive you. I
At the beginning of the 10th month of 2023, Florida might execute its sixth death-row inmate of the year; a person whose lawyers and death penalty foes say has suffered from intellectual disabilities and carries a deep sense of remorse.
This year, Florida's
Florida's Catholic bishops Sept. 16 alerted the faithful to an "extremely grave initiative" underway in their state that "seeks to erase pro-life protections by banning government regulation of abortion in our state constitution."
And in Michigan, the state Catholic conference is calling on
Catholic aid workers are rolling up their sleeves to help tens of thousands after Tropical Storm Idalia slammed into the nation's Southeast.
"I just feel horrible for residents, that they had to go through this," Matthew Knee, president and CEO of Catholic Charities