WASHINGTON (CNS) —As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day. A closing prayer for elected leaders will be offered Nov. 4, the day after the election. “Bearing in mind our nation’s…

English Para su publicación inmediata: 15 de octubre de 2020 Independent Reconciliation Program Concludes for Catholic Diocese of Richmond La Administradora del Programa Independiente Ofrece Pagos Monetarios a las Víctimas Sobrevivientes Elegibles La Diócesis de Richmond publicó hoy un informe resumido que concluye su Programa de Reconciliación Independiente (“Programa”) – un programa diseñado para ayudar…

En Español For Immediate Release: October 15, 2020 Independent Program Administrator Distributes Monetary Payments to Qualifying Victim Survivors The Catholic Diocese of Richmond today released a summary report concluding its Independent Reconciliation Program (“Program”) – a Program designed to assist in the healing of those who endured child sexual abuse committed by Catholic clergy.  The…

On Sunday, Oct. 4, Bishop Knestout traveled to Crozet, where he officially named the existing Crozet Catholic Community to Our Lady of the Rosary in honor of the upcoming feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on Oct. 7. He celebrated 1:30 p.m. Mass at the Crozet Baptist Church, which the community has been using…

October 4, 2020 WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement today welcoming Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship. Archbishop Gomez’s full statement follows: “On behalf of the Catholic Church in the United States, I welcome the Holy Father’s new…

October 1, 2020 WASHINGTON – As soon as today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider House Democrats’ new COVID-19 aid package, the revised Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. The bill includes $225 billion for education, including $182 billion for K-12 schools. However, the bill provides no equitable services for students…

September 30, 2020 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will host a virtual rosary event on October 7, the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the USCCB has called for this moment of prayer with the intention of uniting Catholics across the…

**Mass was celebrated at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Roanoke, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.  I want to begin by first highlighting the statue of St. Vincent de Paul and his relics that we have here near the sanctuary, as we celebrate this Mass and the feast of St. Vincent de Paul in anticipation today. Certainly…

September 22, 2020 WASHINGTON —Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement in response to the federal executions…

On Sunday, Sept. 20, Bishop Barry C. Knestout dedicated St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, Charlottesville, the new Romanesque-style church bordered by the University of Virginia, at the 5:15 evening Mass with approximately 300 in attendance. The Mass was concelebrated by Father Michael Boehling, vicar general; Msgr. R. Francis Muench, episcopal vicar for the Central Vicariate;…