WASHINGTON - Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States, will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, for the thirty-seventh World Youth Day (WYD) gathering with Pope Francis. This includes two families from the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

A statement from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops: An extremely grave initiative is underway in Florida that seeks to erase pro-life protections by banning government regulation of abortion in our state constitution.

The Knights of Peter Claver will host its National Convention in New Orleans on July 16-19, 2023. 

“On this one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, I remain grateful for this momentous decision that overturned Roe v Wade.

The Diocese and its entities will experience very significant increases in their annual premiums for Property and Liability insurance coverage. This is due to the significant hurricane damage in Florida over the last five years, including here in the Diocese. Bishop William A. Wack, CSC explains in this video message.

Reverend David Thomas Michael O Shea, 86, a retired priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, died Sunday, June 18, 2023, at his residence in Panama City Beach.

The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is happy to announce that we were recognized during the awards ceremony at the Catholic Media Conference in Baltimore.

On June 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Catholics are being asked to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart and make an act of reparation—an act offered to the Lord with the intention of repairing the spiritual damage inflicted by sin.

Parishes across the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee are hosting summer programs for students of all ages. You can find a list on the Faith Formation page.

On Wednesday, June 7, Pope Francis underwent abdominal surgery at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

WASHINGTON – On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in all 50 states. In advance of the anniversary of the Court’s landmark decision, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued a statement.

Bishop Wack announced the appointment of Father Doug Halsema as the Vicar General for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has requested that Gov. Ron DeSantis stay the execution of Duane Owen and commute his sentence to life without parole. Owen is scheduled to be executed on June 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 1984 murders of Karen Slattery and Georgianna Worden in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Bishop Emeritus Victor Galeone, ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, died Monday, May 29, 2023, in Baltimore.

Bishop Wack announces priest appointments in the diocese.

Monsignor John Thomas Cassidy, 83, a retired priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, died the afternoon of May 23, 2023, at The Haven of Our Lady of Peace in Pensacola.

New families may apply now for a scholarship through Step Up for Students for the 2023-24 school year. The new universal school choice law, which goes into effect July 1, makes every child in grades K-12 in Florida eligible for a scholarship to attend the school of their choice.

Bishop William A. Wack, CSC has appointed Kanobia A. Russell-Blackmon as the new Diocesan Director of Communications effective May 1. Kanobia will oversee the publication of The Catholic Compass and serve as the diocesan spokesperson.

On April 21, the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked lower court rulings that would have suspended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) loosening of health and safety standards for the abortion drug mifepristone.

On April 19, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 48 to reject a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn an interim final rule from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) which added abortion to veterans’ and dependents’ health benefits packages.