September 22, 2023 RICHMOND, Va. – Charlottesville Catholic School, Charlottesville, and Saint Gregory the Great Catholic School, Virginia Beach, are two of ten Virginia schools awarded the coveted National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2023. The awards were announced Sept. 19 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s Office. Charlottesville Catholic and St. Gregory were…

September 18, 2023   WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church in the United States will observe National Migration Week from September 18-24. Each year, this week-long celebration culminates with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, established by the Holy See over 100 years ago and commemorated by Catholics across the globe. Throughout this week, the…

For Immediate Release: September 11, 2023   Catholic Diocese of Richmond Statement Following Charges Against a Former Catholic School Teacher   (RICHMOND) – On Sept. 11, 2023, Daro Ing, a former third-grade teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (OLOL) was indicted on multiple counts of taking indecent liberties with a child and aggravated…

September 1, 2023 WASHINGTON – In preparing for the observation of Labor Day in the United States on September 4, Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukranian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued a statement calling for radical solidarity with working families. The statement calls attention to the need for policy solutions that…

August 31, 2023 Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, bishop of Richmond, has announced additional clergy appointments effective September 1, 2023. Benedictine Father James Loew, has been appointed to parochial vicar of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Virginia Beach. Benedictine Father Ignatius Camello, has been reassigned from parochial vicar of St. Gregory the Great Catholic…

August 29, 2023   WASHINGTON – Each year on September 1, the Catholic Church commemorates the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This day of prayer also marks the beginning of a month-long ecumenical awareness initiative known as the “Season of Creation,” which concludes on October 4 with the feast of Saint…

August 24, 2023 Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, bishop of Richmond, has announced additional clergy appointments effective July 1, 2023. Fr.  Thomas Mattingly, V.F., pastor of Saint Olaf, Williamsburg, VA has been appointed as dean of Deanery 5. Fr. Zaverio Banasula, V.F., pastor of Good Shepherd, Lebanon; Saint Mary, Coeburn; and Saint Therese, Saint Paul,…

August 9, 2023 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world suffering from “diseases of the soul,” like pride, hatred and violence, the young people who traveled to Portugal for World Youth Day showed that another way of living and interacting is possible, Pope Francis said. World Youth Day was not a vacation, but “an encounter…

August 7, 2023 WASHINGTON – In 2022, an estimated 258 million people in 58 countries experienced crisis-level acute hunger, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), the global humanitarian organization addressing food security. Russia’s recent decision no longer to allow Ukraine to export tons of grain means more people are likely to go hungry. In…

July 24, 2023 WASHINGTON – Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States, will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, for the thirty-seventh World Youth Day (WYD) gathering with Pope Francis. While registration numbers are still continuing to rise, the United States is among the five largest delegations participating in WYD,…