Dec 18, 2025 APOPKA | Excitement was in the air as parishioners of St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Parish in Apopka came together to celebrate St. Nicholas Day, marking the beginning of Christmas. In the beauty of the Greek Orthodox rite, parishioners came forward lighting candles and submitting prayers to the Lord during the liturgy as they eagerly anticipated…

Dec 18, 2025 ROME | As the sun rose over St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome All Saints’ Day, I joined thousands of fellow Catholic educators in celebrating the Eucharist with Pope Leo XIV. We were pilgrims who had traveled from the far reaches of the world to seek hope and renewal as part of the Jubilee of the…

Dec 18, 2025 ORLANDO | Catholic Charities of Central Florida’s Comprehensive Refugee Youth and Mentor Services program provided a Christmas celebration for more than 30 refugee families Dec. 13, 2025, thanks to private donors and the Knights of Columbus Council 2112. The morning began with breakfast with Santa and continued with the distribution of gifts to more than…

Dec 18, 2025 WAHNETA | In a remote town outside Winter Haven, a community mostly made up of Mexican immigrants rose in the early hours before dawn. It was Dec. 12, 2025, and the crowd gathered to witness the story of the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, a native of the Nahua tribe. The…