Bishop William A. Wack, CSC is pleased to announce the following assignments for service in our diocese:

The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is seeking a Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer serves as a resource person to parishes in financial and related matters while evaluating, updating, and ensuring compliance of financial policies and procedures for the parishes, schools, and other juridic persons under the oversight of the Bishop, advancing sound practices for the care of the temporal goods of the Church.

Florida Amendment 4, which will appear on Florida’s November 2024 ballot, is an extreme proposal that legalizes full-term abortion with no protections for the preborn child, including when the child is capable of feeling pain. This proposed amendment to our state constitution would prohibit all restrictions on abortion before viability and create a broad exception that any healthcare provider could exploit to allow abortion up to birth.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement Monday regarding Amendment 4.

On March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a case that has the potential to make a major impact in the widespread accessibility of chemical abortion (abortion pills).

Join Bishop William A. Wack, CSC on Saturday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. for the blessing of the new St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality. The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee recently acquired Miracle Camp from Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital. Located on 38-acres along Beulah Road, the retreat center will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their faith and relationship with God.

Bishop William A. Wack, CSC was invited to lead the opening prayer Thursday afternoon before the Senate session. You can watch it here.

Each year, National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to focus on and celebrate the vocation to marriage and family life.

Bishop William A. Wack, CSC, of Pensacola-Tallahassee, a member of the CCLV committee spoke recently to the USCCB about his experiences as a bishop and how being a religious order priest has impacted his ministry.

Consecrated persons advance the mission of the Gospel in the Church today by bringing the light of the Gospel to those they encounter, said Bishop Earl A. Boyea of Lansing. In preparation for the celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life by the Catholic Church on February 2, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations (CCLV) commissioned a study on newly professed men and women religious through the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University.

Bishop William A. Wack, CSC has made the following appointments:

In observance of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement:

Statement on the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children from the bishops of Florida.

Reverend William P. Brown, of Panama City, Florida died Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at VillaSprings Care Center in Erlanger, Kentucky. He was 79 years old.

Father Pete Zalewski was promoted to Brigadier General on December 14 at the Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine.

I have read the Declaration Fiducia supplicans issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and I offer my thoughts:

In response to the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offered the following statement from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, executive director of public affairs.

This year, the Fourth Week of Advent is the shortest it can be – only one day long. Because Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, I wish to clarify the various liturgical celebrations and obligations:

On the weekend of December 9-10, participating dioceses will take up the annual collection that benefits approximately 24,000 elderly religious sisters, brothers, and religious order priests across the United States. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), the collection provides qualified religious institutes with financial aid to address retirement necessities.

The Catholic Church in the United States will commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 5-11. Each year, national Catholic organizations, dioceses, schools, and local parish communities sponsor events and provide different resources to raise awareness for vocations, and help those who are discerning a vocation, particularly one to ordained ministry or consecrated life.