January 14, 2022 WASHINGTON – On January 16, the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, has issued a reflection in anticipation of the annual commemoration: “Our great tradition of religious freedom has allowed beauty to flourish…

January 14, 2022 Diocese Announces New Director of Ethnic Ministries Daniel Villar, acting director of the Office of Ethnic Ministries and associate director of the Office of Christian Formation, was promoted to director of Ethnic Ministries on Monday, Jan. 10. “I accepted the position of director for the Office of Ethnic Ministries in an effort…

For Immediate Release: December 23, 2021 Catholic Diocese of Richmond Completes Sale of Holy Cross Regional Catholic School Property (RICHMOND, Va.) – The Catholic Diocese of Richmond has completed the sale of property at 2125 Langhorne Road in Lynchburg, the site of the former Holy Cross Regional Catholic School and Tabor Retreat Center. The entire…

December 11, 2021   WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, have issued the following statement after tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and Midwest…

December 1, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, on the Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The question before the Court is whether all pre-viability bans on elective abortions are unconstitutional. Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore,…

November 24, 2021 Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, bishop of Richmond, has announced the following clergy assignments: Father Charles Saglio Jr., has retired, effective Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. At the time of his retirement, Father Saglio was serving as pastor of St. Jude, Franklin, and Shrine of the Infant of Prague, Wakefield. Father Romy Jazmin, pastor…

November 17, 2021 BALTIMORE— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore this week. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bishops’ June 2020 spring meeting was canceled, and the November 2020 fall meeting and June 2021 spring meeting were held in a virtual format. This was…

November 10, 2021 The Diocese of Richmond continues to remain in compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young Adults.” That determination is the result of an onsite audit conducted by StoneBridge Business Partners done Oct. 6-8. The audit period was July 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2021. In a…

Monday morning, Nov. 1, Bishop Barry C. Knestout celebrated Mass at All Saints School, Richmond. During his homily, Bishop Knestout told students, teachers and staff that saints lived by virtues, e.g., kindness, patience and charity, and encouraged them to do the same. The bishop also blessed additional classrooms that were constructed on what had been…

27 septiembre de 2021 El mes de octubre trae consigo la observancia anual del Mes Respetemos la Vida. Este año se enmarca dentro del Año de San José declarado por el Papa Francisco, y por ese motivo la celebración resalta el ejemplo de ese gran Santo. Por ser fiel protector de Jesús y María, en San…