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Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack

Mar 19, 2021

A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge, prosecutors announced Thursday.

By Associated Press

Praying for a win: Florida bill would OK it in school sports

Mar 18, 2021

Florida schools competing for a high school athletic championship could be given an opportunity to address the crowd, including with a prayer, before the competition begins, under a bill approved by a House committee Wednesday.

By Brendan Farrington

Firefighters, faith leaders team up to vaccinate vulnerable

Mar 9, 2021

In Miami Beach, faith leaders and the fire department have joined resources to expedite getting shots in the arms of older adults starting with the homebound and those in low-income housing, winning plaudits from both the newly vaccinated and their relieved relatives.

By Giovanna Dell'Orto

Florida deacon calls others to join him in praying rosary to save lives

Mar 7, 2021

Deacon Michael Plummer has vowed to constantly pray the rosary in honor of Mary and to call on her for help in the protection of life.

By Linda Reeves

Police: Man hits priest, barricades self in Florida church

Feb 22, 2021

A man struck a priest and barricaded himself inside a Florida church on Sunday before he was arrested by police, officials said.

By Associated Press

Florida hospital tests medications to lessen pandemic’s deadly impact

Jan 4, 2021

With public health officials warning that COVID-19 vaccination rollouts won’t do much to tame the immediate dangers of the pandemic, a Florida Catholic hospital is looking at medications and protocols to protect and save lives.

By Tom Tracy

Chaplain to death-row inmates says use of death penalty in U.S. must end

Nov 14, 2020

A Catholic chaplain to Florida’s death-row inmates used a virtual forum to focus on his most significant lifetime pursuit — raising awareness about the wrongness of America’s use of the death penalty.

By Maurice Beaulieu

Speaker: Legalizing assisted suicide allows state to decide who lives, who dies

Nov 7, 2020

Currently, seven states and the District of Columbia allow assisted suicide — a physician-aided agreement to end a patient’s life based solely on the patient qualifying for death under state law — determined to be terminally ill or otherwise incapacitated in the state’s view.

By Maurice Beaulieu