U.S. pilgrims to Havana recall Francis’ impact in Cuba 10 years after visit May 17, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, World News Almost a full decade ago, the Miami Archdiocese led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba early in his papacy.
In talk on euthanasia, pro-life attorney raises concerns over organ donor registry programs February 18, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Organ donor registry programs typically offered during state driver’s license renewals might seem like a straight-forward and noble choice but should require greater awareness of pitfalls. They should also offer easier exits from the program.
Prayers, adoration and getting back to basics of faith seen as ways to encourage vocations February 15, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Prayers and fasting, eucharistic adoration and getting back to the basics of the Catholic faith are some of the ways the laity can encourage priestly and religious vocations in 2025.
Regional events will help set the stage for 2029 National Eucharistic Congress February 11, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News A large urban setting with ample family-friendly attractions will likely host the next National Eucharistic Congress in 2029, following a series of regional events beginning next year.
Decades after closure, a Florida Catholic high school reopens in Miami Archdiocese January 25, 2025By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: News, Schools, World News A surge in local economic development, tourism jobs and a renewed demand for private and Catholic education in Monroe County culminated Dec. 13 in the dedication Mass and grand opening of a refurbished Basilica High School building and facility at the Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish and School in Key West.
After hurricanes comes the hard part for displaced Floridians November 12, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News With so many families lacking either home, renters or flood insurance, the slow business of finding temporary housing or rebuilding what was damaged after a storm requires time and usually an abundance of private and charitable resources.
Venezuelan American teen’s film on Guatemalan genocide grows out of Catholic high school program October 26, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A filmmaker and graduate of Miami Catholic schools with a new documentary film about Guatemalan-Mayan immigration to the U.S. said her project brought clarity to her own immigrant history as a Venezuelan American.
Ahead of Hurricane Milton, St. Petersburg priest checks in with neighbors October 9, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News A St. Petersburg priest who is also president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors took time out Oct. 8 to check on his elderly neighbors before Hurricane Milton was expected to make landfall the next night in this Gulf Coast region.
Helene’s impact across broad swath of US South leaves resources stretched thin October 4, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Hurricane Helene’s broad impact across an entire swath of the U.S. South means resources will be stretched thin following the massive storm, according to Peter Routsis-Arroyo, the CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Huge swath of Florida confronts Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact September 30, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Four Florida dioceses with substantial coastal exposure along the Gulf of Mexico have been assessing significant flood damage while activating regional distribution centers following Hurricane Helene.
Helene downgraded but not before causing massive flooding, major damage, several deaths September 27, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As Florida prepared for the massive Hurricane Helene to make landfall along the state’s Gulf Coast the evening of Sept. 26, Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee livestreamed his personal reflection and prayer.
Educators say special needs, developmental delayss on rise, blame screen time, pandemic August 22, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, social media, World News Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in youngsters with specific developmental disabilities and special needs.
