Cities for Life 2026: Winter Park

Each year on November 30, the Community of Sant’Egidio celebrates ‘Cities for Life’ Day. This event commemorates a historic step towards humanity – the abolition of the death penalty by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1786 – and reaffirms a global commitment to more compassionate and civilized justice. Cities across the world commemorate the day by lighting up government buildings, hosting services and demonstrations against the death penalty, and educating others about capital punishment. More information is available here.

FADP’s partners at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Winter Park will begin their annual observance with a candlelight procession after 5:30 pm Mass in the chapel, followed by a 15-20 minute prayer vigil. After the vigil, they will continue in the Parish Hall with a screening of Window on Death Row, which tells the story of a man exonerated after being on Florida’s death row. Discussion with Stephan Pineda, Community Organizer at Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, will follow the film.