On November 30, events will be held at various locations in our Florida dioceses to recognize International Day of Cities for Life / Cities Against the Death Penalty. This annual event has been spearheaded by the lay Catholic community of Sant'Egidio since 2002. Over 2,000 cities across the globe have declared themselves "Cities for Life" and are committed to the abolition of the death penalty and a more civil form of justice.
A Tallahassee judge held a hearing regarding a Florida law passed in 2015 requiring a 24-hour reflection period prior to abortion. In defending the law, the State cited research and the experience of post-abortive women who regret their abortions, staff from a pregnancy support service center who counsel women confronting unplanned pregnancies, and a physician who performs abortion pill reversals.
Both SB 444, sponsored by Senator Aaron Bean (R-Jacksonville), and its companion, HB 41 by Representative Jackie Toledo (R-Tampa), passed initial committees of reference in the weeks preceding the 2018 legislative session that begins January 9.
Senator Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) and Representative Sean Shaw (D-Tampa) held a press conference to announce legislation they sponsored for the 2018 session that would prohibit future sweeps of the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds. FCCB staff stood with supporters at the press conference.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops urges Governor Rick Scott to spare the life of Patrick Hannon. Hannon is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. for the 1991 murders of Brandon Snider and Robert Carter. In a November 6 letter on behalf of the bishops of Florida, Michael Sheedy, executive director, appealed to Governor Scott to commute Hannon’s death sentence to a life sentence without parole.