Official election returns for the November 3 general election were certified on the morning of Tuesday, November 17 by the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission. More than 11 million Floridians cast ballots, reaching a final voter turnout of 77%.
Videos of the presentations at the 2020 Culture of Life Conference, hosted virtually by the Diocese of Palm Beach on October 24, are available to view online. Presenters spoke on a variety of topics, including pregnancy and motherhood support, abortion in Florida, human trafficking, theology of the body, end-of-life care, and the death penalty.
The FCCB Education Policy Team has launched a new blog on the FCCB website titled, "Education and the Common Good." This blog will be a place to discuss the mission of the Church as it pertains to education policy.
Each November 30, communities across the globe participate in International Day of Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty, which takes place on the anniversary of the first abolition of the death penalty on the part of a State, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on November 30, 1786. In solidarity with this international movement, dioceses in Florida are marking the occasion in various ways.
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement on the 2020 presidential election:
Since starting at the FCCB about four months ago, when I tell friends and family that I am the new associate for education, one of the most frequent comments I receive goes something like this: “The FCCB is great! Your action alerts and candidate questionnaires are super helpful, but . . . what do YOU do there?” It’s a reasonable question. The policy world can be complex and rather inaccessible unless your job is to spend most of the day diving into it. Things can get wonky fast. Before you know it, you’re discussing the policy implications of a state agency regulation based on a statute referenced within another statute that’s applicable to your research because you might be able to alleviate budget concerns by eliminating a comma.