Water changes lives in La Cucarita

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | It is a dream come true for the villagers of La Cucarita, mission headquarters of the Diocese of Orlando in the Dominican Republic. More than 80 families finally have running water in their homes.

After eight months …

FIT students visit Sister Diocese in the DR

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Students, staff and an alumnus from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne traveled to the Dominican Republic to go on mission during Holy Week. From working on the aqueduct in the town of La Cucarita to …

New clinic spreads smiles in the mountains

SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA, Dominican Republic | Thanks to a dentist who loves to give back, more than 100 other patients were treated after the grand opening of a new clinic in the sister diocese of San Juan de …

Let it flow

Water brings new life to Sister Diocese

LOS JENGIBRES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | “El agua, el agua” screamed a crowd of joyful children as they ran toward a newly installed spicket now bursting with water.

Splashing themselves and each other, they …

Mission students look toward bright future

ORLANDO  |  Catholics across central Florida are happy to welcome four new students from the sister diocese in the Dominican Republic. They will study at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando and Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach. Their …