Cities for Life 2022
“Cities for Life” was started in 2002 by the Community of Sant’ Egidio, a lay Catholic association and global leader in death penalty abolition.
Each year on November 30, an estimated 2,000 cities in more than 80 countries celebrate the first abolition of the death penalty by a civil state, decreed by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1786.
Cities for Life Tallahassee
Featuring FADP Executive Director Maria DeLiberato
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. ET
Good Shepherd Catholic Church | Tallahassee, FL
Cities for Life Daytona
Featuring Kate Grosmaire, author of “Forgiving My Daughter’s Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace”
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 6:00 p.m. ET
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church | Daytona Beach, FL
Cities for Life Key West
An ecumenical candlelight prayer service
Wednesday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. ET
The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea | Key West, FL
Cities for Life Crestview All are invited to join Bishop William Wack at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in praying for the efforts to end capital punishment in the state of Florida.
Wednesday, November 30 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church | 550 Adams Dr., Crestview, FL
For more information about FADP’s participation in prior Cities for Life events, click here to view our archive!
November 30, 2021 Diocese of St. Augustine Cities for Life Parts I and II
Final DOSA_Cities For Life Flyer_2021
Read about our 2018 events on November 30.
See coverage of Florida’s 2016 World Day of Cities for Life events here.
Preview of Florida’s 2015 World Day of Cities for Life events here.
Since 2002, the Community of Sant’Egidio has organized the International Day of Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty, which takes place every year on November 30 – on the anniversary of the first abolition of the death penalty on the part of a State, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on November 30, 1786.
FADP began participating in the International Day of Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty, in 2015, when we joined the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome. for the annual lighting of the colosseum.