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James Duckett, who was convicted of raping and drowning an 11-year-old girl in 1987 while working as a police officer in a small central Florida city, and Dominick Anthony Occhicone, Jr., convicted for a 1986 double murder, were executed July 28, 2026, at the Florida State Prison in Starke. Florida last carried out a double execution on May 12, 1964. (OSV News photo/Florida Department of Corrections)

Catholic bishops urge reflection as Florida carries out double execution

Kate Scanlon|Jul 29, 2026|4 Min Read

A file photo shows the historic chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine, Fla., with the statue of the nursing and watchful mother of Jesus. (OSV News photo/St. Augustine Catholic)

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Florida kickoff roots US history in the Mass

Kimberley Heatherington|May 20, 2026|6 Min Read

A drone view shows debris surrounding some homes left standing in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Sept. 28, 2024, after Hurricane Helene swept through the area. Helene caused at least 52 deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and amid a continued threat of flooding. (OSV News photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Helene downgraded but not before causing massive flooding, major damage, several deaths

Tom Tracy|Sep 30, 2024|6 Min Read

Pro-life

Florida pro-lifers campaign against ballot measure to enshrine abortion in state constitution

Jean Gonzalez|Aug 9, 2024|5 Min Read

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Judge strikes down Florida ban on some transgender surgeries, hormonal treatments for minors

Kate Scanlon|Jun 12, 2024|2 Min Read

Abortion

Florida issues emergency rules to combat abortion ‘misinformation’

Peter Pinedo|May 2, 2024|3 Min Read

Pro-life activists pray with rosaries as clients arrive at the Bread and Roses Woman's Health Center, a clinic that provides abortions in Clearwater, Fla., Feb. 11, 2023. The Florida Supreme Court on April 1 simultaneously upheld that the state's Constitution does not protect abortion access and allowed a proposed amendment seeking to do so to qualify for the state's November ballot. (OSV News photo/Octavio Jones, Reuters)

Florida could become the first state to defeat an abortion amendment

Peter Pinedo|Apr 23, 2024|6 Min Read

Abortion

Florida Supreme Court approves abortion ballot measure sought by pro-choice groups

Kate Scanlon|Apr 1, 2024|4 Min Read

This is an album cover titled "Very Jerry: Intimate self-revealing songs" by Father Jerome Kaywell, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Punta Gorda, Fla. (OSV News screenshot/YouTube)

Grammy-winning priest cleared of sexual misconduct allegations

Daniel Payne|Mar 19, 2024|2 Min Read

This is an album cover titled "Very Jerry: Intimate self-revealing songs" by Father Jerome Kaywell, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Punta Gorda, Fla. (OSV News screenshot/YouTube)

Grammy-winning Florida pastor restored to ministry after abuse accusations retracted

Gina Christian|Feb 9, 2024|3 Min Read

Shooting

Catholic priest with 50 years of service and his sister killed in Florida shooting spree

Gina Christian|Jan 30, 2024|4 Min Read

Demonstrators are seen near the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., showing their opposition to the death penalty July 13, 2020. (CNS/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)

'I forgive you. I pray for you,' Florida inmate says in final statement before execution

Julie Asher|Oct 6, 2023|5 Min Read

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