Catholicism

It’s that time again - carved pumpkins, falling leaves, and costumed kids demanding candy from strangers – it’s Halloween! Or, as it was once called, All Hallows’ Eve. But how did it all begin?

Rabbi A. James Rudin, co-founder of Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, to receive Papal Knighthood. The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston Mark O’Connell will conduct the investiture ceremony on behalf of Pope Francis on November 20 at the university's campus, north of Tampa.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic faith. WGCU's Rachel Iacovone spoke with Diocese of Venice Bishop Frank Dewane…

Pope Francis took a stance on the death penalty Thursday, and the Diocese of Venice in Florida agrees.Pope Francis says the act of execution is never…

Governments have existed historically to offer aid, security and order, and for just as long, churches have done the same.So, when the federal government…

Pope Francis' arrival in Cuba was met at Havana's Plaza de la Revolución by 300,000 spectators who braved the heat Sunday morning to hear the Holy...

The Diocese of Venice has reached a six figure settlement with a man who accused a former Fort Myers priest of sexual abuse. The agreement was reached…

News polls show a majority of American Roman Catholics believe women should be allowed to become priests. A group of women in Sarasota who are doing just…

Progressive Catholic writer and activist Marian Ronan, PhD., comes to Fort Myers this weekend for a lecture on the contentious relationship between nuns…

Pope Benedict the 16th was already the oldest pope elected in 300 years at the age of 78 and now he becomes the first pope to resign in 600 years.The…