Lauren Costantino

Archbishop Thomas Wenski appealed Monday to officials to pause all “roundups” and arrests of immigrants during Christmas and through the Feast of the Epiphany — which Catholics celebrate on Jan. 6. (Lauren Costantino/Miami Herald)

Florida Catholic leaders ask Trump, DeSantis to pause immigration arrests

December 22, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Roman Catholic Church leaders are making a plea to President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt all immigration deportation efforts through the holiday season.

Pastor Juan Del Hierro from Unity on the Bay speaks to an interfaith group outside Alligator Alcatraz on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS/Courtesy)

‘Shut it down’: Every Sunday, they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz

August 21, 2025 at 8:37 a.m.

For the third Sunday in a row, a crowd gathered for what’s become a growing weekly protest outside the controversial immigration detention center.

Volunteer Ana Chica and employee Alexander Flores serve meals during lunch time at the Diener JCS Family Center in Miami Beach, where members receive many services including lunch, entertainment, etc., all year round that could be affected as JCS is one of more than 40 nonprofits that’s losing significant funds due to Miami-Dade County budget cuts, on Aug. 12,… (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS/Courtesy)

Faith groups push Miami-Dade to rescind cuts to food, social service programs

August 19, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Community-based organizations that offer health, human, social and educational services to hundreds of thousands of the county’s most vulnerable residents — including some run by faith-based institutions — stand to...

Rabbi Ralph Kingsley, left, poses with Minister Priscilla Felisky Whitehead, after an Interfaith Conversation Series the dup organized called "A Rabbi and a Reverend" on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Vi at Aventura retirement community in Aventura, Fla. They discussed interfaith understanding and how religion connects to current events, like the Texas flood, along with the big questions we all wrestle with including how we guide future generations. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/Courtesy)

A rabbi and reverend keep the faith, even in retirement. They host senior meetups

August 1, 2025 at 2:34 p.m.

It’s the premise for a new conversation series held at a South Florida retirement community, Vi at Aventura, led by residents Minister Priscilla Felisky Whitehead and Rabbi Ralph Kingsley.

‘Hate crime’: Muslim groups call for probe into Miami Beach shooting targeting ‘Palestinians’

February 20, 2025 at 2:07 p.m.

After two men targeted as “Palestinians” were shot on Miami Beach, national and local Muslim organizations are calling on political leaders to condemn the attack and prosecute it as a...

The Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida in Southwest Ranches is an authentic Hindu temple designed by Indian architects and materials transported from Southeast India. (Jose Iglesias/Miami Herald)

A Hindu temple hidden away in this slice of Broward County transports visitors to South India

January 27, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

The Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida is a Hindu temple where thousands of devotees gather annually to practice spiritual rituals and share rich cultural experiences.

Students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy talk among themselves during lunch recess on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Miami, Florida. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald)

The voucher effect? South Florida Catholic schools see more kids, even waiting lists

March 29, 2024 at 11:25 a.m.

Catholic schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties this year reached the highest number of students in more than a decade. Over the same period, public schools in Miami-Dade and...

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