Florida Culture of Life Conference

The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee will host this year's Florida Culture of Life Conference. The conference is set to take place on October 13-14th, 2023 at St. Sylvester Parish in Gulf Breeze, Florida. If you have any questions, click HERE or call the Office of Advocacy and Justice at (850) 435-3532. Check back regularly for speaker updates and registration information. 

The annual Florida Culture of Life Conference, formerly known as the state Respect Life Conference, keeps with Church teaching that all human life has dignity and is to be protected. This informative and uplifting event includes speakers on a variety of topics, including abortion, end of life and the death penalty. The location of the conference rotates between the seven dioceses of Florida and is jointly sponsored by the State Pro-Life Coordinating Committee and the Florida Catholic Conference. All ministry leaders, parishioners and community members who seek to become more effective witnesses to the culture of life are invited to this special event.

The conference serves to unite and strengthen the pro-life community as it gathers parish and school ministry leaders, volunteers, young adults, clergy, religious, and all people of good will who care about transforming our culture so that all life from conception to natural death is protected in law and welcomed in love. Its goals are to explain issues important to the Catholic church, highlight church teachings, promote dialogue and inspire action.
 

The 2022 Culture of Life Conferencew, held October 14-15 in Lutz, Florida, featured presentations on a variety of topics and issues in society, from supporting mothers in need to preventing human trafficking. For more information on the speakers and presenations, Florida Catholic Media summarized the event in their article "Building a culture of life is a responsibility for all." The following presentations were recorded live at the conference, and are now available on FCCB's podcast Catholics Across the Aisle: 

• Gender Ideology & Youth: A Catholic Response 
• Called to Something Greater: Renewing our Political Commitments
• Walking with Moms in Need
• A Commitment to Care at the End of Life 
• Human Trafficking: What the Church Can Do 

During the annual Culture of Life conference, each diocese selects a person or couple to receive the Pro-Life Person of the Year Award. The following are those who were recognized during the 2022 conference held October 14-15:
 

• Martha Endara, Archdiocese of Miami
• Lydia Phillips,  Diocese of Orlando
• Carol Bal, Diocese of Palm Beach
• Kathleen Williams, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
• Renee Hertz, Diocese of St. Augustine
• Jane Lupia, Diocese of St. Petersburg
• Rich Owens, Diocese of Venice