News Briefs for the week of March 10, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Friday (March 17) during the Lenten Season, Bishop Frank J. Dewane is granting a one-day dispensation of abstaining from […]
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News Briefs for the week of May 7, 2017
Prayer service honor Mary held at Catholic Center As May is a month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Frank J. Dewane led a prayer service in honor of […]
News Briefs for the Week of April 30, 2021
Appointment After consultation with the Priest Personnel Board, Bishop Frank J. Dewane announces the following appointment: Father Daniel A. Flens, as Parochial Vicar of St. Andrew Parish, Cape Coral, effective […]
‘Follow Me:’ Men’s Conference inspires
Each encounter with the Lord, whether through prayer, Mass or by attending a conference, must fundamentally change us in our hearts, minds and souls. How we respond to the ‘Call […]
News briefs for the week of Jan. 15, 2020
Fort Myers school installs new floors Thanks to the contributions of generous donors, St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Fort Myers recently started implementing Phase 2 of its “Health and […]
Looking back on turbulent 2020
Blessings and joy, which come with each New Year, offer the opportunity to reflect upon what has passed in the previous year with a new perspective. While 2020 was filled […]
News briefs for the week of Dec. 21, 2020
Bishop celebrates Mass for students in Bradenton Bishop Frank J. Dewane celebrated Mass for students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Bradenton on Dec. 17, 2020. The fifth through eighth […]
News briefs from week of October 26, 2020
Virtual Diocesan Concert Series begins Nov. 6 The Diocese of Venice is proud to announce that a virtual concert series will be offered to the faithful at noon on the […]
Letter to Faithful from Bishop Dewane Oct. 16, 2020
Oct. 16, 2020 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On March 19, 2020, as the Covid-19 was beginning its impact in Florida, I dedicated a year to St. Joseph, […]
News Briefs for week of October 20, 2020
Students learn about growing a garden How does your garden grow!? Students in grades K-4 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School in Naples are participating in the Jr. Master Gardener […]
