Florida Catholic

The Florida Catholic serves as the official publication for four out of the seven dioceses in the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami. Located in Orlando, Florida, this newspaper releases 24 issues each year across three dioceses, featuring news related to local, state, national, and international Catholic events. Additionally, the Miami Archdiocese edition is distributed monthly and focuses on local news.

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Pope on Easter: Jesus' resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope

4 days ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Cindy Wooden

VATICAN CITY | In his final public appearance, Pope Francis's Easter message shared how the hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus clearly shows.
Lead us back to the heart

1 week ago | thefloridacatholic.org | John Noonan

Beloved People of God:How God’s mercy is ever placed on our heart! As our sinfulness laid the blows of the nails to crucify Jesus, in His own suffering, Jesus opens His heart to receive our transgressions and forgive. The revolutionary crucified next to Jesus is an outsider. He is not one of the apostles or disciples. This transgressor asks for Jesus’ forgiveness.
El Arzobispo Wenski eleva a parroquia la Misión de San Isidro

1 week ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Linda Reeves

POMPANO BEACH | En una ceremonia llena de pompa y esplendor, el Arzobispo Thomas Wenski elevó a parroquia la Misión de San Isidro en Pompano Beach, y nombró como su primer pastor al P. Wilfredo Contreras. “Estoy muy contento de estar aquí hoy”, afirmó el Arzobispo Wenski durante una Misa bilingüe especial el 30 de marzo de 2025.
Vibrant, charismatic mission enters new era as a parish

1 week ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Linda Reeves

POMPANO BEACH | In a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry, Archbishop Thomas Wenski elevated San Isidro Mission in Pompano Beach to a parish and named Father Wilfredo Contreras inaugural pastor. “I am very happy to be here today,” said Archbishop Wenski during a special bilingual Mass March 30, 2025, with official ceremonies, grand music, liturgical dancers, the Knights of Columbus in full regalia and nearly 900 people filling the church that was standing-room only.
Young students focus on hearing God’s call

2 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Glenda Meekins

ORLANDO | Sixth-graders from 29 Catholic schools in the diocese attended Focus 11, a day of reflection focusing on who is at the center of their lives, God or the world. Meeting at Holy Family Parish in Orlando, the students heard talks about God’s love for them and His desire for their abundant life.
For priest, chaplaincy is dream come true

2 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Glenda Meekins

ORLANDO | Even when he dreamt of becoming a chef, working in restaurants before becoming a priest, Father Adam Marchese felt called to be a military chaplain. “When I was called to be a priest and realized I could be a military chaplain, that immediately caught my attention,” he said. Ordained in 2020 under COVID restrictions, it would be two years before Father Adam Marchese began serving in the U.S. Army in May 2023, joining the oldest and smallest military chaplaincy in the United States.
It is time to truly examine your conscience

3 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | John Noonan

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:Whom do you seek this Lenten season? How are you in relationship with God and your sisters and brothers? The prophet Joel calls us to return to God with our whole heart. This is a big ask!For while we are hope-filled pilgrims on the journey to the New Jerusalem, the core of our being, our heart, may be multi-tasking. That is, we may also covet things or gossip or keep anger toward family members or others and hold these in our heart.
Missionaries of Mercy become bearers of God’s love

3 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Glenda Meekins

ROME | Every two years the Missionaries of Mercy meet in Rome for continuing formation in the ministry. This year it coincides with the Jubilee Year of Hope. During the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2016, Pope Francis commissioned more than 1,000 missionaries worldwide, and commissioned other since then. In the Bull of Indiction, Pope Francis said there is an important role for the Missionaries to help to open the hearts of the penitents to hope.
Military chaplains share ministry of presence

3 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Glenda Meekins

ORLANDO | The moniker of “Soldiers of Christ” is sometimes used for priests. It is especially fitting for priests who bring Christ to soldiers. According to a report offered by the Orange County (Calif.) Catholic, fewer than 200 active-duty Catholic priests are responsible for the sacramental needs of nearly 1 million Catholic servicemembers, representing a quarter of all American soldiers worldwide.
PEACE works to make progress toward lowering recidivism

3 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Glenda Meekins

LAKELAND | More than 1,000 gathered at Resurrection Parish in Lakeland for the Polk Ecumenical Action Council for Empowerment (PEACE) annual Nehemiah Action. The action follows the example of Neh 5:1-13, where Nehemiah gathers the “great assembly” to bring justice to his community after hearing about its economic exploitation. The organization answers the social justice call of Catholics as well as other denominations.