Sep 25, 2026 Editor’s note: Part two of a series on fertility treatments and the Church. This article explores Church teaching. Read Part one here.  ORLANDO  |  Despite Church teaching that opposes these actions, an estimated 80% or more of Catholics practice contraception and another large group has conceived by in vitro fertilization. Father Peter Latouf, parochial administrator for…

Sep 25, 2026 ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | Alongside the noise of traffic on Maitland Avenue, a rosary led by Father Emmanuel Akalue, pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Casselberry, quietly initiated the fight for life for the unborn and their parents Sept. 23, 2026. 40 Days for Life is a national campaign that began in 2004. It seeks to end…

Sep 17, 2026 Salesian Father Nicholas Thalakkottur, vicar of St. Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Sanford, carries the Sliba for the faithful to venerate during Raza Holy Qurbana Sept. 12, 2026. Raza is the most solemn form of the Holy Qurbana in the Syro Malabar Church. From Sept. 4-13, the parish celebrated the 10th jubilee of their…

Sep 17, 2026 ORLANDO  |  A message of hope, healing and faith in God’s merciful love was proclaimed throughout the fourth annual Mass for Suicide Prevention and Remembrance at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe Sept. 12, 2026. “This is a Mass of healing. It’s a Mass of awareness. It’s a Mass…

Sep 17, 2026 ORLANDO  | After serving as parochial administrator of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Orlando for four years, Bishop John Noonan installed Father Roberto Marquez as pastor Sept. 13, 2026. Grateful parishioners gave Father Marquez a chalice to commemorate the occasion. He asked Bishop Noonan to bless it just before the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Father…

Sep 17, 2026 Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Through the readings of the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we learn about God with us, and we pray about God’s ways, which are not our ways. It is a conundrum that God is with us, and yet His ways are as high as the heavens are above the…