When Pope Benedict XVI embarks on his first trip to Africa as pontiff today, traveling to Cameroon and Angola, he will be visiting the future of the church, if not its present. ...more

March 17, 2009

Fifty years ago Sunday, 216 people filed into the first service of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and fell far short of filling the Hillsborough High School auditorium. ...more

February 9, 2009

Fifty years ago today 216 people filed into the first service of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and fell far short of filling the Hillsborough High School auditorium. Today was a different story. ...more

February 8, 2009

Catholics, put aside your guilt. You don't have to choose between going to Sunday's Super Bowl activities or Mass. ...more

January 30, 2009

Catholics, put aside your guilt. You don't have to choose between going to Sunday's Super Bowl activities or Mass. ...more

January 29, 2009

Vatican officials said Saturday they were disappointed by President Barack Obama's decision to end a ban on federal funding for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on them. ...more

January 25, 2009

No Justification For Abortion In response to the guest columnist, Christina Page (Dec. 27), I would like to state there is no common ground on the issue of abortion. There can be no rationalization that can justify the murder of a baby in the mother's womb. ...more

January 4, 2009

Catholics will kick off the Advent season with a concert featuring national Christian recording artist Matt Maher. ...more

November 19, 2008

For 40 years, Catholics in the Diocese of St. Petersburg turned to the weekly edition of the Florida Catholic to keep up with news that affected their faith lives. ...more

November 15, 2008

After 40 years, the St. Petersburg edition of the Florida Catholic newspaper has ceased publication, opting for an expanded, free magazine that will be mailed six times a year to every registered Catholic family in the diocese. ...more

November 10, 2008