Apr 30, 2026 WINTER PARK  |  From its beginnings as a rustic summer camp in the 1960s, the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center in Winter Park has slowly added buildings, programs and ministries over the past six decades to meet the spiritual needs of the faithful in the Diocese of Orlando. Each bishop has brought a distinct vision…

Apr 30, 2026 ORLANDO  | Dressed in traditional attire representing dozens of countries, third-graders joyfully processed into St. John Vianney Parish in Orlando April 22, 2026, carrying flags representing their cultural heritage. The annual Heritage Mass, concelebrated by Bishop John Noonan, Father Francisco Ojeda, and Father Romil Aperocho, prominently featured students reading, singing, and praying in different languages.…

Apr 30, 2026 Editor’s note: Names have been changed to protect the family’s privacy ORLANDO  | Sixty years after the Smith family adopted their son, they made a generous donation in gratitude. The gift is in appreciation of the help provided by Catholic Charities Adoption Services. After seven years of trying, the Smiths still did not have a…

Apr 30, 2026 ORLANDO  |  Margueritte “Maggie” Carrick is the 2026 Catholic Charities of Central Florida Volunteer of the Year. An instrumental team member of the St. Isaac Jogues Parish food pantry since 2023, “she has consistently offered her very best in service to others, both within the parish at large and throughout the wider community through the…

Apr 30, 2026 ORLANDO  |  On Oct. 26, 2025, torrential rain hit parts of Lake County, washing out roads, houses and infrastructure. As the waters surrounded the Ernst family home, Claire Ernst describes rapid flooding that “left us running up a hill with our toddler in tow during the middle of the night as we watched our property…

Apr 30, 2026 OXFORD  |  Driving along County Road 101 you may notice a flurry of development, followed by rural cattle and farmland. Then Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery comes into view with its high gate. It is the newest cemetery in the region of The Villages and the only Catholic cemetery for more than 50…

Apr 24, 2026 ORLANDO  |  Inspired by the witness of St. Monica and St. Thomas More, fifth‑grade students from Holy Family Catholic School in Orlando raised $2,380 for Culture of Life and Immigration Legal Services ministries of Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF). Earlier this year, Leidy Rivas, director of the Culture of Life Office for CCCF, was invited…

Apr 24, 2026 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: How marvelous is the love of the Good Shepherd, our resurrected God who cares for all the people. As we journey with the first Christians, we hear story after story proclaimed about the growing Church in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean and the fervent faith of the…

Apr 24, 2026 WINTER PARK  |  For the first time in a sacred space, Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys shared his thoughts on family, faith, fame and how these have always been a significant part of his life. On April 19, 2026, Dorough joined Father Benjie Calangi, his friend who serves as parochial vicar of St. Margaret Mary…