🗳Get #VoteReady in Florida! 🇺🇸It's National Voter Registration Day! Make sure your registration is current and accurate. This year’s midterms will shape decisions at every level of government ➡ from Congress and governors’ offices to statehouses and local communities. Visit: dos.fl.gov/elections/for-vot… Miami Archbishop @ThomasWenski , "A significant percentage of American citizens who can vote don't vote, and we have to tell everybody that they have to be faithful citizens by exercising their right to vote." Make your voice heard at the ballot box! #FaithfulCitizenship @CatholicMiami

Let's join together in praying for the Holy Father and wishing him a very happy birthday! 🙏🕊️🥳 🕊️🎂🙏 ¡Unámonos para rezar por el Santo Padre y desearle un feliz cumpleaños!

El año litúrgico no es una simple conmemoración de los acontecimientos del pasado, sino la presencia viva de Cristo, que continúa en su Iglesia la obra de la salvación y nos guía hacia el encuentro con Él. #AudienciaGeneral

The liturgical year is not simply a commemoration of events from the past, but the living presence of Christ, who continues the work of salvation in his Church and guides us to an encounter with Him. #GeneralAudience

Together, we pray for our brothers and sisters in Colombia who experienced a 7.4-magnitude earthquake this morning. Juntos, oramos por nuestros hermanos y hermanas de Colombia, quienes esta mañana sufrieron un terremoto de magnitud 7,4.

Before Friday evening Mass with some of the religious who are walking on pilgrimage to Polish Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

La transfiguración con Arzobispo Wenski piped.video/I6rna3k1VbM?si=c1XA… via @YouTube

Let us continue to pray for peace, so that wars throughout the world may cease and diplomatic solutions to conflicts may be found. Let us remember all the victims of hostilities, especially the weakest and most defenceless: children, the elderly and the sick. May the Lord comfort those who suffer and bless the work of those who bring aid and consolation.

The Catholic bishops of Florida have issued a new pastoral letter inviting Catholics and all people of good will to reflect more deeply on the death penalty in light of Catholic teaching and today’s criminal justice system. The letter reaffirms the Catholic Church's longstanding commitment to the sanctity of human life and explains that, given today's secure methods of incarceration, capital punishment is no longer justified. "In this letter, we wish to remind Catholics of the teaching of our Church against the use of the death penalty in situations—like our own—where bloodless means are sufficient to punish offenders and protect public safety," the bishops write. The bishops argue that modern correctional systems provide effective means to protect society while holding offenders accountable, eliminating any moral necessity for executions. "Given the effectiveness of current means of incarceration, there is no morally sound or commensurate reason for recourse to capital punishment, since it is no longer necessary to protect public safety and serves no morally legitimate purpose," the letter states. The bishops also reject the claim that executions promote justice or reduce violent crime. Instead, they contend that the practice undermines society’s respect for the dignity of every human person. "Rather than promoting life by deterring homicides, the death penalty promotes a culture of death by declaring that we can improve society by bringing about the death of a human being in our names," the bishops write. The pastoral letter encourages Catholics to form their consciences in accordance with Church teaching and invites all people of good will to consider alternatives that uphold justice while respecting the inherent dignity of every human life. The full pastoral letter is available online: bit.ly/4pGzgFl

✨🎂 Happy 250th birthday to the United States of America 🇺🇸 🗽✨! ✨🎂 ¡Feliz 250.º aniversario a los Estados Unidos de América 🇺🇸 🗽✨!

I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all Americans on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This anniversary stands as an invitation not only to celebrate the nation’s remarkable journey, but also to reflect upon the responsibilities that the sons and daughters of this country bear to one another, and to the generations who will inherit the nation that is being shaped today. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…

As caring adults, we must make sure children are protected at all times. Learn more in the Let's Talk Blog, "Color My World" bit.ly/protection-of-childre…

One hundred percent of all funds received will be directed to providing immediate humanitarian relief and essential resources to the regions of Venezuela affected by the recent earthquakes. #juntosporvenezuela miamiarch.org/CatholicDioces…

Our Lady of Coromoto, pray for Venezuela 🇻🇪. — Nuestra Señora de Coromoto, ruega por Venezuela 🇻🇪.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace bit.ly/Sister-Carmen-Ors-Ser…

Today, we celebrate the solemnity of the nativity of Saint John the Baptist. A reminder that as baptized members of the Church, we are called to be living signs of the Kingdom of God.

May Saint Joseph, patron saint of fathers and father figures, pray for us! Happy Father's Day!

Today, we celebrate Jesus’ burning love for humanity - a love both human and divine. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ❤️‍🔥, we trust in you. - Hoy celebramos el ardiente amor de Jesús por la humanidad, un amor humano y divino a la vez. Sagrado Corazón de Jesús ❤️‍🔥, en ti confiamos.

At 4pm ET, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, joined by parishes and faithful across the country. The consecration takes place as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Watch the livestream at: ow.ly/uF8850Zaj8Z

"Devotion to the Sacred Heart, like the more recent devotion to Divine Mercy, echoes the invitation that Jesus makes in the Gospels to those who are “weary and heavily burdened” because of sin and hurt to turn to him for mercy, healing and restoration. Indeed, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and devotion to the Divine Mercy have one and the same message, namely, that humanity is good and is greatly loved by God, and God generously offers mercy to all." Read Archbishop Thomas Wenski of @catholicmiami's reflection on why the USCCB is consecrating the US to the Sacred Heart this week: osvnews.com/why-the-bishops-… @ThomasWenski @FloridaCatholic