An international conference on the Franciscans and the Spanish Borderlands to be held March 24-26 at Flagler College in St. Augustine , Florida

Devoted youth visit the future Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Martyrs

Native Americans and early Spanish missionaries might be among the next American Saints, from Aleteia

On February 21, 2022 the Congregation for the Causes of Saints received, and responded, to Bishop Wack's request regarding the Beatification of Martyrs of La Florida

On February 14, 2022 Bishop Wack sent a list of 57 individuals to be considered for Beatification to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Bishop William Wack said Mass Oct. 12 in Tallahassee to observe the fifth anniversary of the opening of the cause of Antonio Cuipa and his companions.

On Wednesday, October 14, EWTN will have two encore presentations of Michael O'Neill's series installment of the Martyrs of La Florida. Click for your local showtimes. If you miss it on EWTN, you can purchase the DVD from our Gift Shop.

On the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Timothy J. Johnson, ThD., offers a compelling lecture on the topic of Saint Francis of Assisi and Creation.

In times of trouble, we turn to the saints to learn how we ought to live with faith, and to ask for their intercession. The present pandemic is no different. As the faithful turn to the Church for guidance and assistance, we would like to offer you resources for learning about the Florida martyrs and sharing their stories with your children.

Bishop Bill presents a gift to Pope Francis.

Over the span of about 200 years, up to 1,000 Catholic missionaries and natives, including men, women, and children, were martyred in what is now the US Southeast. Tom and Noelle Crowe tell us about the brave Catholics who refused to renounce Christ under persecution from both native peoples and European Protestants.

US Catholics are discovering a hidden but glorious legacy of holy lives and martyrs in North America thanks to the Tekakwitha Conference.

The great “Golden Age” of Catholic Missions in Florida came to a violent demise. But, like all martyrs, Antonio’s sacrifice was not in vain. “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,” wrote Tertullian, and this is most certainly the case with the Florida Martyrs.

Bishop Bill Wack had a wonderful trip to Havana on May 28th and 29th.

Bishop William A. Wack CSC of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, will be traveling to Havana, Cuba on May 28, 2018 to seek the formal involvement of Catholic Church authorities in Cuba with the cause for the beatification of the Martyrs of la Florida.

Famed "Miracle Hunter" Michael O'Neill’s original EWTN series They Might Be Saints will air a special one-hour episode on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. EDT featuring the proposed Martyrs of la Florida.

EWTN Live 8 pm EST Fr. Mitch Pacwa previews the documentary with director Michael O'Neill, vice postulator Fr. Len Plazewski and petitioner Heather Jordan

Bishop Parkes standing by their beautiful Florida martyrs stained glass window in the Church.

U.S. Catholics in the 21st century should come to know and love the martyrs of the La Florida missions. These martyrs are candidates for canonization, but were also all real men, women, and children, with inspiring stories of faith, love and forgiveness.

More than 1,000 Catholics, priests, religious and lay faithful — both European and Native American — associated with the Spanish mission territory of La Florida shed their blood for the Catholic faith from Florida all the way to Virginia from 1549 to 1763.