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Serve as liaison to state government on matters of concern to the Catholic Church in the seven dioceses of the Province of Miami, as a nonpartisan public policy voice on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Florida.
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June 15The only vaccines readily available in the U.S. for some contagious diseases (e.g. rubella and hepatitis A) have been manufactured using fetal tissue from induced abortions. This has created a problem of conscience for many Catholics. As recommended by the Pontifical Academy for Life in 2005, a long-term solution lies in working to ensure that future vaccines and other medicines are not developed in cooperation with practices that demean human life.
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June 15Under U.S. law, a refugee is a person who is forced to flee his or her home country due to persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of his or her nationality, race, religion, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Worldwide, there are 65.3 million people who have been forced out of their homes.
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June 15Religious Freedom Week will take place from June 22-29, 2018. The observance begins with the feast day of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
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June 13
Florida's First Lady Ann Scott visited Ascension Catholic School in Melbourne to greet students and share her passion for reading and literacy. Mrs. Scott read several books to the students including the book that she authored, "Ally and Jordi's Adventures Through Florida". -
June 4
The U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves Christian baker Jack Phillips who declined in 2012 to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony. State officials sought to compel Phillips to create such cakes under Colorado's public accommodations law. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Phillips under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Bishops of florida
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski
Archdiocese of Miami, President
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito
Diocese of Palm Beach, Vice-President
Bishop Felipe J. Estévez
Diocese of St. Augustine, Secretary
Bishop William A. Wack CSC
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Treasurer
Bishop Frank J. Dewane
Diocese of Venice
Bishop John G. Noonan
Diocese of Orlando
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishop Peter Baldacchino
Archdiocese of Miami
Bishop Enrique E. Delgado
Archdiocese of Miami