February 6, 2024 WASHINGTON – Each year, National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to focus on and celebrate the vocation to marriage and family life. This year, National Marriage Week USA will be celebrated February 7-14 and World Marriage Day, which is commemorated on the second Sunday of February, will be celebrated on February 11. The theme for…

February 5, 2024 Legislation to legalize physician assisted suicide is moving rapidly in this year’s Virginia General Assembly session. The Senate and House have both taken steps to advance this lethal measure. Within the next week, floor debates in one or both chambers are likely to occur. We are alarmed and deeply saddened by this…

February 2, 2024   WASHINGTON – Calling Catholic schools “beacons of light in times of confusion,” Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane expressed gratitude to Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Congressman Darin LaHood of Illinois for introducing congressional resolutions in their respective chambers (Senate/House) commending Catholic schools and celebrating National Catholic Schools Week.  …

February 1, 2024 WASHINGTON – Consecrated persons advance the mission of the Gospel in the Church today by bringing the light of the Gospel to those they encounter, said Bishop Earl A. Boyea of Lansing. In preparation for the celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life by the Catholic Church on February…

January 29, 2023 Dear Friends, It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year: National Catholic Schools Week! This week, coordinated by the National Catholic Education Association, is a recognition of the special place of Catholic education not only in our Church but also in the greater society. This year’s theme is Catholic Schools: United…

January 22, 2024 Note: Bishop Barry C. Knestout worked with Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, for almost 25 years when they both served the Church as priests and auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Washington. Bishop Knestout was ordained a bishop in 2008. Bishop Dorsonville was ordained a bishop in 2015. (RICHMOND, VA.)  “I’m saddened to learn…

January 16, 2024   WASHINGTON – As the United States marks Religious Freedom Day today, the Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued its first annual report on the state of religious freedom in the United States. “Catholics have a vital role to play in defending religious freedom and…

January 10, 2024 WASHINGTON – In observance of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement:   On Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we pause and reflect on Rev….

For Immediate Release: January 10, 2024 RICHMOND, Va. – The Catholic Diocese of Richmond has received confirmation from an independent auditor that it has successfully completed the 2022/2023 data collection for the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” This confirmation marks the diocese’s continuous participation in the data collection process. The Most…

January 9, 2024  WASHINGTON – Each January thousands of people gather in Washington, D.C. to uphold the dignity of all human life and pray for an end to abortion. Nearly fifty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide in Roe v. Wade, the court overturned the 1973 decision by giving individual states the power…