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- Saint Leo University Announces Derek J. Mitchell Collegiate Recovery Programby Audra Butler | Saint Leo University on July 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm
A family’s effort to transform the loss of their son into hope for students in recovery is helping Saint Leo University establish Florida’s only residential collegiate recovery program at a private Catholic university.
- The Eucharist in America: 5 Centuries of Faith That Shaped a Nationby Katherine Matt | EWTN News on July 4, 2026
- A winning strategy for sharing faithby By Pete Burak on July 1, 2026
This article challenges us to embrace the "Win, Build, Send" model of discipleship.
- St. Sharbel Makhlūfby By Rachel Espinoza, Senior Editor, FAITH Catholic on July 1, 2026
St. Sharbel Makhlūf was a devout 19th-century Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit.
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Bishop Parkes will Renew our Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
All are invited to join virtually for a livestream Mass with Bishop Gregory Parkes as he renews our diocesan consecration to the Immaculate Heart of…
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Equipped for the Job
An integral part of our diocesan vision to courageously live the Gospel is to equip our people as Missionary Disciples inspired to invite and accompany…
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Bishop Parkes will Consecrate the Diocese of St. Petersburg to St. Joseph
Bishop Gregory Parkes will consecrate parishes, schools, ministries and the people of the Diocese of St. Petersburg to St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus…
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U.S. Bishop Chairman Mourns Loss of Life in Mass Shooting in Boulder, CO
Following a mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, CO, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’…
USCCB News
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- Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on July 7, 2026 at 8:30 amVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hesitation and resistance to the Church’s synodal journey can be addressed with clearer explanations, better training and more hands-on experience of […]
- On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on July 6, 2026 at 8:30 amLAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) — For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350,000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died […]
- Why the SSPX dispute was never really about the Latin Mass
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on July 3, 2026 at 8:30 amVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican declared July 2 that the six bishops involved in the Society of St. Pius X’s unauthorized episcopal consecrations had incurred automatic […]
- Pope Leo XIV Sends Letter to the American People Marking the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States
by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on July 3, 2026 at 8:30 amWASHINGTON – Marking the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, Pope Leo XIV has addressed a letter to the American people. The […]