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New Pastor installed at St. Francis Xavier in Fort Myers
Bishop Frank J. Dewane installed Father Steven Clemente as Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Fort Myers on Oct. 19, 2025, in the context of the Mass. “I ask […]
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2025 Marriage Conference inspires couples
The 5th annual Diocese of Venice, “Together in Holiness” Marriage Conference, presented in partnership with the St. John Paul II Foundation, took place Oct. 18, 2025, at Our Lady of […]
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Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion project coming to Diocesan schools
An annual initiative of the Diocese of Venice Department of Education is the development of the devotional and prayer lives of its students through a Diocesan-wide devotional project. For 2025-2026 the […]
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Red Masses celebrated for legal community in Sarasota and Fort Myers
Invoking the Holy Spirit, Bishop Frank J. Dewane recently asked that insight and graces be bestowed upon legal professionals and that above all they be people of mercy. Bishop Dewane […]
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Longtime Catholic Charities supporter dies
Richard “Dick” Porell, a longtime supporter of Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice passed away on October 10, 2025, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He was 92. Porell was born in Connecticut in […]
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Youth minsters gather for retreat
Youth leaders from across the Diocese of Venice gathered for a “Day of Reflection” Oct. 21, 2025, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center in Venice. The retreat was […]
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Diocesan catechists gather for workshop
About 150 catechists from across the Diocese of Venice gathered for a workshop themed, “The Sacraments of Initiation: Liturgy as Biblical Narrative,” on Oct. 18, 2025, at St. Charles Borromeo […]
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News Briefs for the week of October 24, 2025
Advocate honored with Diocesan Culture of Life Award Art Reilly, Pro-Life Coordinator at Incarnation Parish in Sarasota, and former board member of Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center, was honored with the […]
