DIOCESAN OFFICES Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend SPEND A WEEKEND EXPLORING a communication technique that could change your good marriage into a GREAT marriage. Apply today to attend the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Experience to be held at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, February 6-8, 2026. Learn about love that isn’t a chance, but a CHOICE—live your best …

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DIOCESAN OFFICES Save the Date:  World Youth Day Seoul 2027 Pilgrimage Save the date and start planning for the World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, Korea, from July 31 through August 9, 2027.  Cost:  $5,099 per person.  Deposit is due January 15, 2026.  For more information and to register, please visit this link:  https://shorturl.at/PiOYI. Promotional flyer …

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DIOCESAN OFFICES Save the Date:  World Youth Day Seoul 2027 Pilgrimage Save the date and start planning for the World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, Korea, from July 31 through August 9, 2027.  Cost:  $5,099 per person.  Deposit is due January 15, 2026.  For more information and to register, please visit this link:  https://shorturl.at/PiOYI. Promotional …

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The Vicar for Religious Office informs of the passing of Sr. Mary Rinaldi, FMA,  on November 30, 2025, at St. Joseph Provincial Center in Haledon, NJ, surrounded by her Sisters.  She was a Daughter of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sister of St. John Bosco) for 61 years. Sr. Mary was born to Augustus and …

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The Chancellor’s Office just received word of the peaceful passing of Monsignor John A. Cippel, 92, a retired priest of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, this afternoon, Monday, December 1, 2025. He was under Hospice care at the St. John XXIII Retirement Residence, in Lutz, following a battle with leukemia. Monsignor Cippel was born in …

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