Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee Chairman on Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week
11/9/23November 9, 2023 WASHINGTON – Across the United States, approximately 2,750 pregnancy help centers offer life-affirming support to pregnant and parenting women in need. Some of these centers have been the targets of violence, vandalism, and an orchestrated campaign to malign their good names. In recognition of their contribution to the common good, and in…
National Vocation Awareness Week Invites the Faithful to Pray for an Increase in Vocations in the United States
10/30/23October 30, 2023 WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church in the United States will commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 5-11. Each year, national Catholic organizations, dioceses, schools, and local parish communities sponsor events and provide different resources to raise awareness for vocations, and help those who are discerning a vocation, particularly one to ordained…
Bishop Knestout’s Homily at the Mass for Hope and Healing: 10/24/23
10/30/23October 30, 2023 “Some years ago, I wrote an article for the Catholic Virginian in which I spoke about the idea of “extreme responsibility.” Extreme responsibility is a concept coined in the Navy Seals. It refers to the attitude any seal team member should have if they are to successfully accomplish a particular mission. Every…
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Chairman on Continued Violence in the Holy Land
10/30/23October 30, 2023 WASHINGTON – In response to the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, renews his call for peace. “The war in the Holy Land is playing out in real time before us with its mounting…
Bishop Knestout Announces Clergy Assignments
10/13/23October 13, 2023 Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, bishop of Richmond, has announced the following clergy appointments effective Oct. 4, 2023, *unless otherwise noted. Pastor Father Štefan Migač, from pastor of St. Patrick, Lexington, to return to his home Archdiocese of Košice, Slovakia, effective September 1, 2023.* Father Joseph Maxwell Appiagyei, from administrator of St….
Saint Andrew Named a Minor Basilica: Vatican Approves Special Designation
10/12/23October 12, 2923 RICHMOND, Va. – Bishop Barry C. Knestout announces Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Roanoke has been granted the title of minor basilica by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments in a letter dated Sept. 6, 2023. The special designation by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, makes St. Andrew…
Bishops Chairmen Announce Launch of National Catholic Mental Health Campaign and Novena
10/10/23October 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – There is a significant mental health crisis across the United States which has been especially amplified in recent years with the impact of the global pandemic. In an effort to raise awareness on this important issue, remove the stigma of mental illness and mental health challenges, and advocate that those…
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Chairman Amidst Violence in the Holy Land
10/8/23October 8, 2023 WASHINGTON – In response to the continued tensions and violence that erupted into warfare between Gaza and Israel on October 7, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, calls for prayers for peace in the Holy Land: “On…
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Asks for “Radical Solidarity” with Mothers in Respect Life Month Statement
10/2/23October 2, 2023 WASHINGTON – Since 1973, the Catholic Church in the United States has observed October as “Respect Life Month.” This year, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Respect Life Month by embracing…
Former Bank Now Home for Our Lady of the Rosary Mission in Crozet
9/27/23September 27, 2023 RICHMOND, Va. – What was once a place where people kept earthly riches will be transferred into a house of worship for Catholics to celebrate their spiritual riches. On Sept. 25, Our Lady of the Rosary Mission and the Catholic Diocese of Richmond finalized the purchase of the former Bank of America…