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Here you can find news & events in the Diocese of Venice area.
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- Catholic Charities programs make a difference
Naples | Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Venice Inc. is well-known for providing services and programs which make a real difference in the lives of individuals and families who may be less fortunate than others. It was for this reason that the Youth Counseling Program of Catholic Charities in ... read more - Faith formation program in Spanish a success
Arcadia | From early November 2017 to the end of May, more than 650 people from across the Diocese of Venice participated in a 12-part faith formation program in Spanish. More than half of the participants finished the requirements and earned a certificate of completion. These classes, which focused on ... read more - Bradenton Catholic school replaces windows
Bradenton | Hurricane Irma brought many winds of change to St. Joseph Catholic School in Bradenton. When students returned to school last fall, following the hurricane which struck Sept. 10, 2017, they realized one of the Diocesan schools, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Naples, had suffered severe damage. ... read more - Religious Freedom Week begins
Venice | The Feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher on June 22 marks the start of Religious Freedom Week, a national call for all Catholics across the United States to pray and act in support of religious liberty in our country and abroad. It is appropriate that standing ... read more - Blessed beyond belief
Venice | Labor trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals, through force, fraud, or coercion, perform labor or services, according to a description on Human Trafficking hotline.org. One Diocese of Venice family didn’t need to look it up, they lived it. While they could be called the ... read more - Bishops Vote on Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, Revisions to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, and Action Items at June General Assembly
FORT LAUDERDALE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved several action items today at their Spring General Assembly taking place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 13-14. The full body of bishops voted to approve the revised Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People by a vote of 185-5-1. The revisions are ... read more - President of U.S. Bishops Conference Appoints Three New Members of National Review Board for the Charter for Protection of Children and Young PeopleFT. LAUDERDALE — Three new members have been appointed to serve on the National Review Board (NRB) by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The NRB advises the bishops' committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, and the Secretariat for Child and ... read more
- Bishop prays with Neocatechumenal Way retreatants
VENICE | A group from the Neocatechumenal Way welcomed Bishop Frank J. Dewane to lead a prayer service as part of a retreat June 2 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center in Venice. More than 30 were from Jesus the Worker Parish in Fort Myers and they viewed ... read more - Retreat opens students’ eyes
Immokalee | When a group of 21 St. John Neumann Catholic High School students talk about what they did for their summer vacation, they will each have compelling stories to tell. For one week they opted to start their summer by being part of the Immokalee Service Week. This is ... read more - Traditional and non-traditional scholarships awarded
Venice | The 2018 Mary Fran Carroll Scholarships were recently announced by the Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida Inc. This is the second year for the scholarship which was made possible through the Catholic legacy of Carroll and her generous gift to the Foundation As a result, seven traditional ... read more - New hurricane season is a time to reflect
Naples | The late May formation of Tropical Storm Alberto in the Gulf of Mexico spared Southwest Florida, but should serve as a reminder that these storms can form anywhere and anytime between now and the conclusion of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane aeason which runs through Nov. 30. Of course, ... read more - Visits to New Jersey cement vocation
WELLINGTON | A young Katie Flanagan vividly remembers having butterflies in her stomach the day she boarded the airplane at Fort Lauderdale International Airport that was taking off to fly to a destination to which she felt God was calling her — cold, damp New Jersey. The trip was “top ... read more - Retreat opens eyes of students
Bob Reddy – Florida Catholic When a group of 21 St. John Neumann Catholic High School students talk about what they did for their summer vacation, they will each have compelling stories to tell. For one week they opted to start their summer by being part of the Immokalee Service Week. ... read more - Diocesan graduates impress
Bob Reddy – Florida Catholic In the past month 349 students graduated from four Diocesan schools leaving for the next phase in their lives, armed with a Catholic Education and are leaving behind a legacy that will not be soon forgotten. Names like Katrina Winkler, Jack Koscho, Isabella McDivitt, Daniel ... read more - Donahue Academy graduates
Bob Reddy – Florida Catholic The final group of Diocesan Catholic High School graduates for 2018 received their diplomas and ceremoniously commenced the next chapter in their lives. The graduates of the Rhodora J. Donahue Academy in Ave Maria first took part in a Baccalaureate Mass celebrated by Bishop Frank ... read more - Traditional and Non-traditional Scholarships awarded
By Bob Reddy – Florida Catholic The 2018 Mary Fran Carroll Scholarships were recently announced by the Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida Inc. This is the second year for the scholarship which was made possible through the Catholic legacy of Mary Fran Carroll and her generous gift to the ... read more - World Youth Day Cross and Icon to travel around United StatesWASHINGTON—The official World Youth Day (WYD) Cross and Marian Icon, entrusted to the youth and young adults of the world by St. John Paul II in 1984, will make a multi-city tour of the United States in August 2018, the first time in twenty-five years such a coordinated journey has ... read more
- Naples Parish continues to grow
Naples | St. Agnes Parish bills itself as proud to be a stewardship Parish. With more than 70 outreach programs and ministries, the Parish, led by Father Bob Kantor, Pastor, wants everyone to become a steward and share their “time and talent in God’s service.” “It is important to have ... read more - 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1
Venice | June 1 is rapidly approaching and that means it is time to start seriously thinking about the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Forecasters are expecting a busier-than-normal season, with an expected 14 named storms, with seven of those potentially becoming hurricanes. ... read more - Class of 2018 graduates high school
Naples | Graduating high school is always a nice achievement for teens who struggle with classes and hope just to move on with their lives as they enter adulthood. The standards of achievement and bar for success are much higher for the more than 330 graduates of Catholic high schools ... read more