Feb 13, 2026 ORLANDO  |  Downloaded more than 83 million times in the first year of its release, the Catechism in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz is introducing many Catholics to the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the first time. With the resurgence of interest in the Catechism three parishes across the Diocese are following up…

Feb 13, 2026 Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ: I pray with gratitude for you, knowing of your faithfulness. We have just celebrated the seasons of Advent and Christmas and soon, we begin the season of Lent. After the Advent and Christmas seasons, we are even more prepared for this journey; we are joyful and diligent about our…

Feb 13, 2026 TALLAHASSEE | Nineteen students from four Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Orlando stood up for Catholic beliefs and social teaching during Catholic Days at the Capitol, Feb. 10-11, 2026, a record for the diocese. School presidents hope the experience encourages students to take an active role in the making of laws that contribute…

Feb 13, 2026 ORLANDO | With Lent beginning Feb. 18, it makes sense to review the rules of abstinence and recall what brought us to the current requirements. Sixty years ago, Feb. 17, 1966, St. Pope Paul VI promulgated the apostolic constitution Paenitemini, changing the laws regulating fasting and abstinence in the Latin Church. While these observances are…