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WASHINGTON – Today, Pope Francis released Laudate Deum, the follow-up to the Holy Father’s groundbreaking encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’. The new apostolic exhortation is addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis.”

The annual Blessing of the Pets will take place between Sept. 30 and October 14 at parishes and schools across the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

Since 1973, the Catholic Church in the United States has observed October as “Respect Life Month.” This year, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Respect Life Month by embracing “radical solidarity” with women facing difficult or challenging pregnancies.

Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida is providing disaster relief services to those impacted by Hurricane Idalia in Perry. The storm made landfall August 30 leaving behind damaged homes and thousands of people without power. Catholic Charities partnered with World Kitchen and the Florida State University Catholic Student Union to distribute hot meals from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Together, they were able to provide over 1,200 hot meals to families.

One parish in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee has sustained significant damage from Hurricane Idalia. Immaculate Conception in Perry was hit hard as the storm moved through Wednesday morning. The church sustained structural damage and multiple trees fell on the parish hall, the rectory, and the office.

On September 8, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case brought by several pro-abortion groups challenging the constitutionality of Florida's 15-week abortion ban. A restriction on abortions after 15-weeks gestation was passed by the Florida legislature and signed into law by Governor DeSantis in April 2022.

Hurricane Idalia slammed Florida’s Big Bend as an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane on August 30, 2023. It's the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region in more than 125 years. Deadly storm surge and catastrophic winds have caused significant destruction. More than 268,000 households in Florida are out of power. Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida is ready to provide disaster relief to those impacted by the storm and you can help.

WASHINGTON - Each year on September 1, the Catholic Church commemorates the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This day of prayer also marks the beginning of a month-long ecumenical awareness initiative known as the “Season of Creation,” which concludes on October 4 with the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

PENSACOLA, FL (August 29, 2023) - I join Bishop Erik Pohlmeier of St. Augustine in condemning the racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26.

Bishop William A. Wack, CSC, of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving and ceremony for the closing of the Diocesan phase of the cause for canonization of Antonio Inija and his 56 Companions on October 12, 2023. The outdoor Mass will begin at 11 AM ET at the site held for the future Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Martyrs, 1759 Chaires Cross Road, Tallahassee, FL 32317. This will be followed by the closing ceremony as the findings are gathered and will be sent to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome. The Celebration will conclude with lunch.

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.

Help your parish celebrate Respect Life Month in October! Get easy ideas and ready-to-go tools during this one-hour webinar on Thursday, August 17 at 1 p.m. (Central).

Last Monday, a brick covered with antisemitic messages was thrown through the window of the Chabad Jewish Center in Pensacola. As bishop of this local church, my heart aches as a result of the disrespect perpetrated on our Jewish brothers and sisters.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FCCB) has requested that Gov. Ron DeSantis stay the execution of James Barnes and commute his sentence to life without parole.

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.