June 17, 2022 On Wednesday, Governor Youngkin proposed two vitally important budget amendments – one to save lives, and the other to provide a lifeline to students in need. We applaud and deeply thank the Governor for his leadership in offering both of these extremely important proposals. This afternoon, one of these amendments passed and…

June 14, 2022 WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, twenty senators announced a bipartisan proposal to address gun violence. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the following statement in response: “I am deeply grateful that members of Congress…

June 13, 2022 WASHINGTON – This June marks twenty years since the U.S. bishops gathered in Dallas, Texas to address the sin of clergy sexual abuse. At their 2002 meeting, the bishops drafted and passed the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., of Kansas City-St. Joseph, chairman…

June 13, 2022 WASHINGTON – In response to ongoing attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Religious Liberty and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued the following statement:…

June 9, 2022 WASHINGTON – This June marks twenty years since the Catholic bishops of the United States gathered in Dallas, Texas to draft and pass the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in their commitment to address the issue of clergy sexual abuse. Marking this moment, Archbishop José H. Gomez of…

June 9, 2022 2022 Seminarian Parish Assignments   Continuing Pastoral Year Assignments (2021-2022) David Arellano, St. Anne, Bristol (Father Chris Hess) William Douglas, St. Benedict, Richmond (Father John David Ramsey) Charles Palmer, St. Jerome, Newport News (Father George Prado) Seth Seaman, Holy Trinity, Norfolk (Father James Glass)   Pastoral Year Assignments (2022-2023) Andrew Clark, St….

June 8, 2022 WASHINGTON – On Pentecost Sunday (June 5), gunmen threw explosive devices and fired on the congregation gathered at St. Francis Xavier Church in the city of Owo, Ondo State in Nigeria, killing at least 50 people. In response to the attack in Owo, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the…

WASHINGTON — After multiple mass shootings in recent weeks, four bishop chairmen joined in a letter to Congress expressing their grief over these incomprehensible tragedies. Their letter calls on members of Congress to, “unite in our humanity to stop the massacres of innocent lives.”    Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S….

June 2, 2022 WASHINGTON – Religious Freedom Week takes place June 22-29. It begins with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. The theme for this year is Life and Dignity for All. This year, as we…

May 24, 2022   WASHINGTON – In response to the news of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas reported this afternoon, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offered the following statement from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, director of public affairs.   “There have been too many school shootings, too much killing of the innocent….